Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions?

Jonathan Graeme BunnSusan Jane CroftColin O'KeeffeRichard M JacquesRebecca M SimpsonTony StoneSimon Paul ConroySuzanne M Mason

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2018)

Large numbers of older adults present to EDs mainly by ambulance. Significant proportions are admitted for short periods with conditions that might potentially be managed outside of hospital. Variation across the region warrants further study.

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