Geriatric assessment in critical care unit;Valoración geriátrica en una unidad de cuidados intensivos

Revista Multidisciplinar de Gerontologia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-53

  López Soto, Alfonso ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 18044389320     PISSN: 11390921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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