title: The impact of a geriatrics evaluation and management unit compared to standard care in a community teaching hospital.
abstract: A prospective, controlled trial was initiated to determine whether an acute inpatient geriatrics unit located in a community-based teaching hospital provides better care for frail elderly patients at less cost than conventional medical-surgical units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suchak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scheve
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Popat-Thakkar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laquinte
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Gloth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D017722:Hospital Charges; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008396:Maryland; D011446:Prospective Studies