Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the elderly: Defining the limits of appropriateness

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 46-54

  Basta, Lofty ^a   Plunkitt, Ken ^a   Shashy, Ron ^a   Gamouras, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DYING; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORBIDITY; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031790909     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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