The epidemiology of critical illness in the elderly

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 605-617

  Carson, Shannon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142219281     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(03)00051-4     Document Type: Review

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