Gender and age disparity in the initiation of life-supporting treatments: a population-based cohort study

Abstract Background The relationships between age and the life-supporting treatments use, and between gender and the life-supporting treatments use are still controversial. Using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as an example of life-supporting treatments, the objectives of this study were: (1) t...

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Main Authors: Peng-Sheng Ting, Likwang Chen, Wei-Chih Yang, Tien-Shang Huang, Chau-Chung Wu, Yen-Yuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0222-9