Physicians' attitudes toward the definition of "death from age-related physical debility" in deceased elderly with aspiration pneumonia

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 586-590

  Komiya, Kosaku ^a,b   Ishii, Hiroshi ^a   Kushima, Hisako ^a   Sato, Shintaro ^c   Kimura, Hiroki ^e   Yasuda, Takaaki ^d   Okabe, Eiji ^b   Tokimatsu, Issei ^a   Yamamoto, Hidehiko ^e   Kadota, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tenshindo Hetsugi Hospital   (Japan)

^c Saitama Cooperative Hospital   (Japan)

^d Department of Gastroenterology   (Japan)

^e ASO IIZUKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Attitude; Death certificate; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ATTITUDE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ELDERLY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84880043333     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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