Outcome of Non-Traumatic Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in the Elderly

Background: Because of changes in lifestyle and the advancement of medical science, human life expectancy in Taiwan is longer than it used to be. Since 1993, we have had an “aging population”, i.e., the proportion of the elderly population is greater than 7% of the general population and is increasi...

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Main Authors: Ding-Kuo Chien, Wen-Han Chang, Shin-Han Tsai, Kuo-Song Chang, Chang-Chih Chen, Yu-Jang Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2008-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700127