Making longevity in an aging society

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 407-424

  Kaufman, Sharon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATOR; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; STANDARDS;

AGING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ETHICS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; LONGEVITY; MEDICARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955974704     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.0.0164     Document Type: Article

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