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Physicians' Decisions to Withhold and Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatment

Neil J. Farber, Pamela Simpson, Tabassum Salam, Virginia U. Collier, Joan Weiner, E. Gil Boyer

Archives of Internal Medicine · 2006 · 77 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

A large percentage of internists would be unwilling to adhere to some of patients' wishes to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment. The clinical scenario and type of treatment affect internists' decisions about whether they would withhold or withdraw such treatment.

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