Intensive care in the very old: Are we prepared?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 519-521

  Flaatten, H ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34147131245     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01299.x     Document Type: Editorial

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