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Implementation of a Territorial Geriatric Hotline in Southwestern France: A monocentric observational study to improve access to geriatric expertise

2026-02-27

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: France is experiencing rapid population aging, increasing demand for healthcare services and pressure on unscheduled care pathways for frail and multimorbid older adults. Many transfers to acute care, including emergency departments, may be avoidable with timely geriatric expertise. In 2024, a territorial geriatric hotline was implemented at Toulouse University Hospital to...

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Literature Corpus work: 90be0477-7956-567d-a397-79e1416f3c3a
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8873768/v1

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