At the border: Out-of-hospital resuscitation of the elderly;Auf der Grenze: Präklinische Wiederbelebung im Hohen Alter

Notfall und Rettungsmedizin

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-188

  Mohr, M ^a  

^a Diako Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardio pulmonary resuscitation; Elderly; Ethics; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547261706     PISSN: 14346222     EISSN: 14360578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10049-007-0909-4     Document Type: Article

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