Emergency Department Use by Centenarians: The 2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample
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Emergency Department Use by Centenarians: The 2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample
INTRODUCTION Older adults have higher rates of emergency department use than do younger adults, and the number of centenarians is expected to increase. The objective of this study was to examine centenarians' use of the emergency department in the United States, including diagnoses, charges, and disposition. METHODS The 2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, Healthcare Cost and Utilizat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Preventing Chronic Disease
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1545-1151
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.120006