International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 217-222 , December 2009

Characteristics of Emergency Services for the Elderly—A Regional Hospital Example

  • Ching-Lin Huang
    • ,
  • Wai-Mau Choi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wai-Mau Choi, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital, 690, Section 2, Guang Fu Road, Hsinchu 30071, Taiwan

,Accepted 6 March 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(10)70004-1

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70004-1

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 217-222 , December 2009

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