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Profile of geriatric presentations at the emergency department of a rural district hospital in South Africa

INTRODUCTION: the geriatric population is increasing in South Africa and globally. According to Statistics South Africa (STATSSA), people aged 60 years or older constitute approximately 8.4%-9.3% of the population in the Free State province, South Africa, the majority of which are rural dwellers. El...

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Autores principales:	Benedict, Matthew Olukayode Abiodun, Adefuye, Anthonio Oladele
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7519798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33014241 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.245.22530

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