The impact of age in intensive care

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-4

  Flaatten, H ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DENMARK; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84890514609     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aas.12221     Document Type: Editorial

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