Factors related to withholding life-sustaining treatment in hospitalized elders

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 644-650

  Esteve Arrien, Ainhoa ^a   Jimenez Rojas, Concepcion ^b   Perez, R ^c   Gomez, J A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA   (Spain)

^c Hospital La Rioja   (Spain)

Author keywords

End of life care; Geriatric assessment; Hospitalized elders; Resuscitation orders; Withholding life sustaining treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 70349314564     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0176-9     Document Type: Article

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