Open AccessElderly people with multi-morbidity and acute coronary syndrome: Doctors’ views on decision-making
Author(s) -
Niklas Ekerstad,
Rurik Löfmark,
Per Carlsson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1651-1905
pISSN - 1403-4948
DOI - 10.1177/1403494809354359
Subject(s) - medicine , acute coronary syndrome , descriptive statistics , disease , family medicine , myocardial infarction , statistics , mathematics
In most Western countries the growing gap between available resources and greater potential for medical treatment has brought evidence-based guidelines into focus. However, problems exist in areas where the evidence base is weak, e.g. elderly patients with heart disease and multiple co-morbidities.
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