Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages A23-A25 , July 2009

Geriatric Emergency Department Targets Aging Population: Specialized Unit Tailored for the Aged

  • Eric Berger (Special Contributor to Annals News & Perspective)

References 

  1. Roberts DC, McKay MP, Shaffer A. Increasing rates of emergency department visits for elderly patients in the United States, 1993 to 2003. Ann Emerg Med. 2008;51:769–774
  2. Rowe JW, et al. Retooling for an aging America: Building the Health Care workforce. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine; 2008;

 Section editor: Truman Milling, Jr, MD

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The author has stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00522-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.05.013

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages A23-A25 , July 2009

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