Emergency department and outpatient treatment of acute injuries in older adults in the United States: 2009-2010.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on June 02, 2014

Authors

Marian E Betz1, Adit A Ginde, Lauren T Southerland, Jeffrey M Caterino

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.

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