Cardiopulmonary resuscitation policies in long-term care facilities

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 154-157

  Kane, Richard S ^a,b   Burns, Edith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Geriatrics Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0031032639     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb04500.x     Document Type: Article

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