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Living-will study finds many defied; Doctors consider other factors.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 27-JUL-04 		Format: Online - approximately 554 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Living-will study finds many defied; Doctors consider other factors.(NATION)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Joyce Howard Price, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Few doctors comply with the end-of-life treatment preferences of their patients, a study shows.

Both attending and resident physicians of internal medicine at three affiliated California hospitals were surveyed to determine how they would handle hypothetical cases of seriously ill patients. All of the "patients" had provided advance directives about their medical care in the event that they weren't capable at such a time to make decisions.

"Using conflicted, end-of-life clinical scenarios, we examined how...

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