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Changes in orders limiting care and the use of less aggressive care in a nursing home population
Author(s)J Holtzman, A Pheley, N Lurie
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 42, no 3, March 1994
Pagespp 275-279
KeywordsNursing homes ; Medical care ; Euthanasia ; United States of America.
AnnotationAssesses the changes over time to medical practices where the care given to an elderly patient is deliberately limited, for example by the withholding of antibiotics or resuscitation, and discusses the factors associated with the limiting of care.
Accession NumberCPA-941214010 A
ClassmarkLHB: LK: CY: 7T

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