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Factors associated with frequent use of emergency-department services in a geriatric population: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Frequent geriatric users of emergency departments (EDs) constitute a small group of individuals accounting for a disproportionately high number of ED visits. In addition to overcrowding, this situation might result in a less appropriate response to health needs and negative health impact...

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Autores principales: Dufour, Isabelle, Chouinard, Maud-Christine, Dubuc, Nicole, Beaudin, Jérémie, Lafontaine, Sarah, Hudon, Catherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6610907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31277582
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1197-9