Ageism in cardiology

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7221, 1999, Pages 1353-1355

  Bowling, Ann ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY;

EID: 0033589714     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7221.1353     Document Type: Article

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