International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 157-163 , December 2007

Outcomes of Very Elderly Patients Admitted to a Respiratory Care Center in Taiwan

  • Kuang-Hua Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming Jen Peng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Liang Wu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chien-Liang Wu, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan

,Accepted 30 October 2007.

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PII: S1873-9598(08)70040-1

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70040-1

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 157-163 , December 2007

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