CPR in long-term care: Mythical benefits or necessary ritual?

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 41-49

  Gordon, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DYING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0037393792     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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