Terminal Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Does Facility Increasing the Rate of Do Not Resuscitate Orders Reduce Them?
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Teno, Joan M
Gozalo, Pedro
Mitchell, Susan L
Bynum, Julie P W
Dosa, David
Mor, Vincent
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of pain and symptom management 2011 Jun; 41(6): 1040-7
Abstract
Terminal hospitalizations are costly and often avoidable with appropriate advance care planning.
Date
2011-06Collections
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