Ethical and legal aspects of anaesthesia for the elderly

Anaesthesia

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages 45-53

  White, S M ^a  

^a Worthing Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ETHICS; GERIATRICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; VERY ELDERLY; LEGAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84893180987     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12519     Document Type: Review

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