Socio-demographic differences in the frequent use of emergency department care by older persons: a population-based study in Stockholm County

• Main Authors: Megan Doheny (Author), Janne Agerholm (Author), Nicola Orsini (Author), Pär Schön (Author), Bo Burström (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background In Sweden, the number of older people using emergency department (ED) care is rising. Among older persons an ED visit is a stressful event, which potentially could have been prevented or treated at other levels of care. Frequent ED use (> 4 visits a year) by older persons migh...