International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 16-25 , March 2009

Factors Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcomes in the Elderly in Taiwan

  • Wen-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Han Chang, Emergency Department, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chien-Hsuan Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, Tai-En Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ding-Kuo Chien

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Jang Su

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Po-Chen Lin

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Ho Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 28 February 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70016-X

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70016-X

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 16-25 , March 2009

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