The European curriculum for geriatric emergency medicine
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Geriatric Emergency Medicine
The emergency department (ED) is commonly the point of entry to the medical system for older adults, who present with a wide variety of problems. Although the ED is generally thought of as a location for the diagnosis and treatment of acute medical and surgical emergencies, it may also be the access point for older adults with chronic conditions or social and psychiatric problems. For younger a...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0969-9546
DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000414