Critically-ill seniors: New challenges in the geriatric care of the future;El anciano en situación crítica: Nuevos retos en la asistencia geriátrica del futuro

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 199-200

  López Soto, Alfonso ^a   Sacanella, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; APACHE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 47849106557     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(08)71182-X     Document Type: Editorial

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