The do-not-resuscitate order: associations with advance directives, physician specialty and documentation of discussion 15 years after the Patient Self-Determination Act
Background: Since the passage of the Patient Self-Determination Act, numerous policy mandates and institutional measures have been implemented. It is unknown to what extent those measures have affected end-of-life care, particularly with regard to the do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order.Methods: Retrospe...
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BMJ Publ.
2008
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 34, Issue: 9, Pages: 642-647 |
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