Older adults in Emergency Departments: the challenge of undertriage

. 2016 Dec;11(8):1145-1147.

doi: 10.1007/s11739-016-1503-x. Epub 2016 Jul 6.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. beatricegasperini@hotmail.com.
² Department of Geriatrics and Rehabilitation, Santa Croce Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, Viale Vittorio Veneto 2, 61032, Fano, PU, Italy. beatricegasperini@hotmail.com.
³ Geriatrics and Geriatric Emergency Care, IRCCS-INRCA, Ancona, Italy.
⁴ Emergency Department Ospedale Principe di Piemonte, Area Vasta 2, via B. Cellini, 1, 60019, Senigallia, AN, Italy.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.

Beatrice Gasperini et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2016 Dec.

. 2016 Dec;11(8):1145-1147.

doi: 10.1007/s11739-016-1503-x. Epub 2016 Jul 6.

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. beatricegasperini@hotmail.com.
² Department of Geriatrics and Rehabilitation, Santa Croce Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, Viale Vittorio Veneto 2, 61032, Fano, PU, Italy. beatricegasperini@hotmail.com.
³ Geriatrics and Geriatric Emergency Care, IRCCS-INRCA, Ancona, Italy.
⁴ Emergency Department Ospedale Principe di Piemonte, Area Vasta 2, via B. Cellini, 1, 60019, Senigallia, AN, Italy.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.

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