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.
Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels.
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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