Citation

Birrer R, Singh U, Kumar DN. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1999; 17(2): 505-17, xiii.

Affiliation

Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10429644

Abstract

The elderly consume medical services in an amount disproportionate to their number. Disability and dementia are commonly underdiagnosed and misunderstood in any emergency department setting. Educating emergency physicians regarding the evaluation of dementia, disability, and abuse is crucial to appropriate management and optimal outcome of these clinical problems.

Language: en