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THE EXPANDING ROLE OF U.S. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE CARE OF VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS

Adults 65 years and older account for 20 million emergency department (ED) visits annually, resulting in 20% of all ED visits and 36% of all hospitalizations despite representing only 13% of the U.S. population. The traditional U.S. ED model is ill-equipped to address the complex health care needs o...

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Published in:Innov Aging
Main Authors: Lo, A., Flood, K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6243708/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.964
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