Open AccessEffectiveness of screening for risk of medical emergencies in the elderly
Author(s) -
Lesley Walker,
Konrad Jamrozik
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afi055
Subject(s) - medicine , population , medical emergency , emergency medicine , emergency department , cohort , health care , family medicine , nursing , environmental health , economics , economic growth
UK government policy mandates the introduction of 'intermediate care services' to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years or more. We evaluated one of these initiatives-the Keep Well At Home (KWAH) Project-in a West London Primary Care Trust.
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