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Older adults use the emergency department appropriately

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine and Applied Biotechnologies, Geriatric Post-Graduate School, University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

    Fabio Salvi & Paolo Dessì-Fulgheri

  2. Emergency Department, Azienda Sanitaria Unica Regionale, Zona Territoriale n. 3, Fano (PU), Italy

    Valeria Morichi, Diego Vita & Mauro Fallani

  3. S.O.D. Clinica di Medicina Interna, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria “Ospedali Riuniti”, Via Conca n. 71, 60131, Ancona, Italy

    Fabio Salvi

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Salvi, F., Morichi, V., Vita, D. et al. Older adults use the emergency department appropriately. Intern Emerg Med 4, 93–94 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-008-0204-5

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