Emergency department utilisation by older people in metropolitan Melbourne, 2008?12: findings from the Reducing Older Patient.

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Emergency department utilisation by older people in metropolitan Melbourne, 2008?12: findings from the Reducing Older Patient.

Objective Older patients are over-represented in emergency departments (ED), with many presenting for conditions that could potentially be managed in general practice. The aims of the present study were to examine the characteristics of ED presentations by older patients and to identify patient fact...

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Main Authors:	Mazza, D., Pearce, C., Joe, A., Turner, L., Brijnath, Bianca, Browning, C., Shearer, M., Lowthian, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	CSIRO Publishing 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55909

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