Determining resuscitation preferences of elderly inpatients: A review of the literature

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 795-799

  Frank, Christopher ^a,d   Heyland, Daren K ^a,b   Chen, Benjamin ^a   Farquhar, Donald ^a   Myers, Kathryn ^a   Iwaasa, Ken ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d St Mary's of the Lake Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESPONSIBILITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142246422     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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