Very Mild Dementia and Medical Comorbidity Independently Predict Health Care Use in the Elderly
Objective : To determine whether dementia status and medical burden were independent predictors of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations in older patients from an urban geriatric practice participating in a primary care based cognitive screening program. Participants and Methods : A...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Primary Care & Community Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131911412783 |