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Editorial
. 2020 Jan;68(1):9-10.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.16269. Epub 2019 Dec 15.

In Anticipation of the Inevitable: Preparing Older Americans for Cardiac Arrest

Monique Anderson Starks  1 , Karen Alexander  1
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In Anticipation of the Inevitable: Preparing Older Americans for Cardiac Arrest

Monique Anderson Starks et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jan.
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  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults Over 80: Outcome and the Perception of Appropriateness by Clinicians.
    Druwé P, Benoit DD, Monsieurs KG, Gagg J, Nakahara S, Alpert EA, van Schuppen H, Élő G, Huybrechts SA, Mpotos N, Joly LM, Xanthos T, Roessler M, Paal P, Cocchi MN, Bjørshol C, Nurmi J, Salmeron PP, Owczuk R, Svavarsdóttir H, Cimpoesu D, Raffay V, Pachys G, De Paepe P, Piers R; REAPPROPRIATE study group. Druwé P, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jan;68(1):39-45. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16270. Epub 2019 Dec 15. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020. PMID: 31840239

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