Medical decisions for troubled breathing in nursing home residents

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 557-561

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b   Lipson, Steven ^a  

^a Research Institute   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HOME FOR THE AGED; MALE; NURSING HOME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0036655049     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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