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Perceptions by Family Members of the Dying Experience of Older and Seriously Ill Patients
(1997-01-15)
BACKGROUND: Alleviating the problems faced by dying persons and their
families has drawn substantial public attention, but little is known about the
experience of dying. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the experience of dying ...
Do Advance Directives Provide Instructions That Direct Care?
(1997-04)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the lack of effect of advance
directives (ADs) on decision-making in SUPPORT might arise, in part, from the
content of the actual documents. DESIGN: Advance directives placed in the
medical ...