Emergency department interventions for older adults

Older adults, particularly those 75 years of age and older, visit the emergency department (ED) with nearly twice the frequency of their younger counterparts. Within VA, older Veterans account for 40 percent of 2.4 million annual ED visits. This figure will continue to rise as the number of older Ve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, Jaime M.
Corporate Authors: Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (U.S.), Durham VA Medical Center Evidence-based Synthesis Program Center
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington (DC) Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service 2018, June 2018
Series:Evidence-based synthesis program
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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  • Includes bibliographical references