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Weakness and fatigue in older ED patients in the United States

Mary Colleen Bhalla
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Mary Colleen Bhalla
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Center, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH

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  • Corresponding author. 525 E Market St, Akron, OH 44304. Tel.: +1 330 375 7530; fax: +1 330 375 7564.
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Mary Colleen Bhalla
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Center, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH

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  • Corresponding author. 525 E Market St, Akron, OH 44304. Tel.: +1 330 375 7530; fax: +1 330 375 7564.
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Scott T. Wilber
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Center, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
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Kirk A. Stiffler
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Kirk A. Stiffler
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Center, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
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Jason E. Ondrejka
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Jason E. Ondrejka
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
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Lowell W. Gerson
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Lowell W. Gerson
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
  • Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.027
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