Understanding gender differences in older people's attitudes towards life-prolonging medical technologies

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 366-375

  Arber, Sara ^a   Vandrevala, Tushna ^a   Daly, Tom ^a   Hampson, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Gender; Life prolonging medical technologies; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349100174     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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