International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 215-221 , December 2008

Survey of Elderly Trauma Patients with Prolonged Emergency Department Stays

  • Wen-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Han Chang, Emergency Department, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Hsuan Huang

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Department of Tai-En Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Ho Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 28 October 2008.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70010-9

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70010-9

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 215-221 , December 2008

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