The timing of do-not-resuscitate orders and hospital costs
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- briefcommunication
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Vol. 14 (3) , 190-192
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00312.x
Abstract
The relation between the timing of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and the cost of medical care is not well understood. This prospective observational studKeywords
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