The effect of hospital admission on the opinions and knowledge of elderly patients regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Age and Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 429-434

  Watson, Daniel R ^a   Wilkinson, Tim J ^a   Sainsbury, Richard ^a   Kidd, Julie E ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Elderly patients; Patient understanding

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031438463     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/26.6.429     Document Type: Article

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