Emergency department visits in older patients: a population-based survey

Ukkonen, M.; Jämsen, E.; Zeitlin, R.; K. Pauniaho, Satu-Liisa

doi:10.1186/s12873-019-0236-3

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Emergency department visits in older patients: a population-based survey

Published in BMC Emergency Medicine • Feb 27, 2019

Authors:

M. Ukkonen

E. Jämsen

R. Zeitlin

Abstract

BackgroundGiven the higher incidence of emergency conditions in older inhabitants, the global increase in aged population will pose a challenge for emergency services. In this study we examined the burden caused to emergency health care by the aged population.MethodsConsecutive patients aged 80 year...

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Medicine

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