Which benchmarks for age discrimination in acute coronary syndromes?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-5

  Elder, Andrew T ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PREJUDICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 12344255901     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi007     Document Type: Editorial

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