Embedding comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency assessment unit: the impact of the COPE zone

We introduced a geographically embedded frailty unit, the comprehensive older person’s evaluation ‘COPE’ zone within our emergency assessment unit (EAU). We collated data for all medical patients over 75 years admitted non-electively for one month before and after this service change. Significantly...

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Published in:Clinical medicine (London, England) England), 2016-02, Vol.16 (1), p.19-24
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