Emergency Department Utilization by Elder Persons
Arthur B. Sanders MD,
Corresponding Author
Arthur B. Sanders MD
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Section of Emergency Medicine, Tucson, AZ, and is Chair, SAEM Geriatric Emergency Medicine Task Force, Lansing, MI.
The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Section of Emergency Medicine. 1609 North Warren, Room 104, Tucson, AZ 85719. Fax: 602–626–2480 e-mail:
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Arthur B. Sanders MD,
Corresponding Author
Arthur B. Sanders MD
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Section of Emergency Medicine, Tucson, AZ, and is Chair, SAEM Geriatric Emergency Medicine Task Force, Lansing, MI.
The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Section of Emergency Medicine. 1609 North Warren, Room 104, Tucson, AZ 85719. Fax: 602–626–2480 e-mail:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author
First published: July 1996
No abstract is available for this article.
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