Aortic valve replacement in the elderly: Frequently indicated yet frequently denied

Gerontology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-49

  Bramstedt, Katrina A ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Elderly; Ethics; Heart valve; Justice; Rationing

Indexed keywords

AGING; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 0037210855     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066502     Document Type: Article

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