Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 668-677, May 2003

The use and effectiveness of an emergency department observation unit for elderly patients☆☆☆

Preliminary results of this study were presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual conference, Atlanta, GA, May 2001.

Received 14 May 2002; received in revised form 8 November 2002; accepted 6 December 2002.

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    • ☆ The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

    ☆☆ Address for reprints: Michael Ross, MD, Emergency Medicine, 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073-6769; 248-551-3080, fax 248-551-2016; E-mail maross@beaumont.edu .

    PII: S0196-0644(03)00169-0

    doi:10.1067/mem.2003.153

    Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 668-677, May 2003