Intensive care unit use and mortality in the elderly

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-102

  Yu, Wei ^a   Ash, Arlene S ^a   Levinsky, Norman G ^b   Moskowitz, Mark A ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services for aged; Hospital mortality; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICARE; MORTALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033956105     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.02349.x     Document Type: Article

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