Functional assessments utilised in emergency departments: a systematic review
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Functional assessments utilised in emergency departments: a systematic review
Background: functional assessment is an important component of the management of older adults in the emergency department (ED) as the function level has been identified as a predictor of adverse events including ED re-presentation. A systematic review (SR) of all functional assessments utilised in EDs has not been undertaken making assessment selection, on the basis of evidence, difficult for s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1468-2834,0002-0729
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs187