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| Ageism in cardiology | | Author(s) | Ann Bowling |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 319, no 7221, 20 November 1999 |
| Pages | pp 1353-1355 (Education and debate section) |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Cardiovascular diseases ; Health services ; Rights [elderly]. |
| Annotation | In assessing the ability to benefit from treatment, chronological age is less important than other factors concerned with the biological ageing process and the presence of associated disease. Any rationing because of limitation of health resources should be on the basis of assessed individual physiological ability to benefit. Cardiovascular diseases are a common cause of death and disability among older people, who are less likely to receive the appropriate investigations than those in younger age groups. The author recommends the development of clinical guidelines for more informed decision making in treatment of older people, who could also be empowered to influence the choices and standards of health care offered. An age discrimination act should be considered, if ageist attitudes and practices are to be eradicated. This is one of four articles based on presentations given at a BMJ conference on "Medicine in an Ageing Society" in November 1999. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991122204 A |
| Classmark | B:TOB: CQ: L: IKR * |
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