Evidence for age-based rationing in a Swiss University Hospital

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 131, Issue 43-44, 2001, Pages 630-634

  Jenni, Daniel ^a   Osterwalder, Remo ^a   Osswald, Stefan ^a   Buser, Peter ^a   Pfisterer, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age based rationing; Congestive heart failure; Coronary angiography; Coronary heart disease; Elderly patients; Statin

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; STATIN;

AGE; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035841832     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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