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Emergency medicine and older adults: continuing challenges and opportunities☆

John G. Schumacher
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2004.12.011
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The treatment of older adults in the emergency department (ED) has been a part of emergency medicine (EM) since its inception. Nationwide, older adults represent an important and growing patient population representing about 18% of ED admissions annually [1]. Although geriatric EM has attracted limited clinical and research attention, there continues to be significant challenges, needs, as well as opportunities in pursuit of providing high-quality care to older adults.

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☆This research was supported by a University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Faculty Research Fellowship, 2003.

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