Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 57-68 , January 2003

Case finding and referral model for emergency department elders: A randomized clinical trial

Received 7 March 2002 ,Revised 17 July 2002 ,Accepted 25 July 2002.

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☆ Dr. Payne is currently affiliated with the Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME.

☆☆ Supported by grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (No. HS09725), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (No. 032300), The M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, and The Cleveland Foundation.

★ Reprints not available from the authors.

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.3

Annals of Emergency Medicine
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