Resuscitation of the geriatric patient

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 233-244

  Milzman, D P ^a   Rothenhaus, T C ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CIRCULATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030062311     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70248-0     Document Type: Article

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