A doctor's experience of resuscitation decision making for older patients: Coping with change

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1009, 2009, Pages 569-572

  Bowker, L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; EXPERIENCE; GROUPS BY AGE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY; SKILL; SOCIETY; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FORECASTING; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 73249117364     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2009.082990     Document Type: Short Survey

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