The impact of early emergency department allied health intervention on admission rates in older people: a non-randomized clinical study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study sought to determine whether early allied health intervention by a dedicated Emergency Department (ED) based team, occurring before or in parallel with medical assessment, reduces hospital admission rates amongst older pati...

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Main Authors: Arendts Glenn, Fitzhardinge Sarah, Pronk Karren, Donaldson Mark, Hutton Marani, Nagree Yusuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/12/8