Preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation among patients 80 years or older: The views of patients and their physicians

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 139-144

  O'Donnell, Heather ^a   Phillips, Russell S ^a   Wenger, Neil ^b   Teno, Joan ^c   Davis, Roger B ^a   Hamel, Mary Beth ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Decision making; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0038147387     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70323-0     Document Type: Article

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