Quality and duration of life for old people.
The evolutions of the medical art, of the medical ethics and of the society create a new concept: the quality of life. The well-being of the patients has to be determined by the patients themselves but some general rules have been found essentially for the old patient.
Kahn
R J
RJ
Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012945:Social Values