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The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences Advance Access published online on October 22, 2009
The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, doi:10.1093/gerona/glp157
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The "Silver Code" and the Frail Elder in the Emergency Department

Fabio Salvi1, Valeria Morichi2 and Paolo Dessì-Fulgheri1

1 Department of Internal Medicine, University "Politecnica delle Marche", Ancona, Italy
2 Emergency Department, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy

Address correspondence to Fabio Salvi, MD, S.O.D. Clinica di Medicina Interna, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti – University "Politecnica delle Marche," Via Conca n. 71, 60126 Ancona, Italy. Email: f.salvi@univpm.it

Received: July 21, 2009; Accepted: September 20, 2009
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Dear Editor,

We read with interest the article by Di Bari and colleagues (1) about prognostic stratification of older adults presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) by using administrative data. The authors developed and validated the "Silver Code" that (considering age, gender, marital status, recent hospital and day-hospital [DH] admissions, and number of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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