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• Patient Age and Decisions to Withhold Life-Sustaining Treatments From Seriously Ill, Hospitalized Adults 

  Hamel, Mary Beth; Teno, Joan M.; Goldman, Lee; Lynn, Joanne; Davis, Roger B.; Galanos, Anthony N.; Desbiens, Norman; Connors, Alfred F.; Wenger, Neil; Phillips, Russell S. (1999-01-19)

  BACKGROUND: Patient age may influence decisions to withhold life-sustaining treatments, independent of patients' preferences for or ability to benefit from such treatments. Controversy exists about the appropriateness of ...