Geriatric patient emergency visits part I: Comparison of visits by geriatric and younger patients
Annals of Emergency MedicinePublished 1 July 1992
Bonita Singal, Jerris R. Hedges, Elaine W. Rousseau, Arthur B. Sanders, Edward Berstein, Robert M. McNamara
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Resource use and charges associated with emergency care are higher for the elderly than for younger patients, and increases in emergency resources and personnel or improvement in efficiency will be needed to maintain emergency care at present levels as the US population continues to grow and age.
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Resource use and charges associated with emergency care are higher for the elderly than for younger patients. Increases in emergency resources and personnel or improvement in efficiency will be needed to maintain emergency care at present levels as the US population continues to grow and age.
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