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Hospital stays for older Americans, 2012
There were 6.8 million older Americans who had at least one overnight stay in a hospital in 2012.
Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2014; 2015. https://www.acl.gov/sites/default/files/Aging%20and%20Disability%20in%20America/2014-Profile.pdf. Accessed July 1, 2015