Increasing emergency admissions among older people in Scotland: a whole system account
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Follow up of people aged 65 and over with a history of emergency admissions: analysis of routine admission data.
OBJECTIVE To determine the subsequent pattern of emergency admissions in older people with a history of frequent emergency admissions. DESIGN Analysis of routine admissions data from NHS hospitals using hospital episode statistics (HES) in England. SUBJECTS Individual patients aged > or = 65, > or = 75, and > or = 85 who had at least two emergency admissions in 1997-8. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUR...
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