Elderly emergency patients presenting with non-specific complaints: Characteristics and outcomes.
Non-specific complaints (NSC) are common at the emergency department, but only a few studies have shown evidence that these complaints are associated with a poor prognosis in elderly emergency patients.To describe patient characteristics and outcomes in a cohort of elderly emergency patients present...
Main Authors: | Joyce J H Wachelder, Patricia M Stassen, Laura P A M Hubens, Steffie H A Brouns, Suze L E Lambooij, Jeanne P Dieleman, Harm R Haak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5708794?pdf=render |
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