Changes in the use of do-not-resuscitate orders after implementation of the patient self-determination act
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Vol. 18 (5) , 343-349
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20522.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine changes in the use of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and mortality rates following a DNR order after the Patient Self-determinatioKeywords
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