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EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

AN EVALUATION OF PARAMEDICS' ABILITY TO SCREEN OLDER ADULTS DURING EMERGENCY RESPONSES

Manish N. Shah Department of Emergency Medicine (MNS, EBL, SC, EAD) and the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine (MNS, EBL), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
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E. Brooke Lerner Department of Emergency Medicine (MNS, EBL, SC, EAD) and the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine (MNS, EBL), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
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Sharon Chiumento Department of Emergency Medicine (MNS, EBL, SC, EAD) and the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine (MNS, EBL), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
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Eric A. Davis Department of Emergency Medicine (MNS, EBL, SC, EAD) and the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine (MNS, EBL), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
Pages 298-303 | Published online: 28 Aug 2009

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