Prompt Outpatient Care For Older Adults Discharged From The Emergency Department Reduces Recidivism
Introduction: Older adults present unique challenges to both emergency clinicians and health systems. These challenges are especially evident with respect to discharge after an emergency department (ED) visit as older adults are at risk for short-term, negative outcomes including repeat ED visits. T...
Main Authors: | Phillip D. Magidson, Jin Huang, Emily B. Levitan, Andrew O. Westfall, Orla C. Sheehan, David L. Roth |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2020-09-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/01d7v3k0 |
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