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Physicians’ confidence in discussing do not resuscitate orders with patients and surrogates
- Dr D P Sulmasy, John J Conley Department of Ethics, St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan 153 W. 11th St. New York, NY 10011, USA; daniel_sulmasy{at}nymc.edu
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Physicians’ confidence in discussing do not resuscitate orders with patients and surrogates
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- Received September 27, 2006
- Revised November 29, 2006
- Accepted December 6, 2006
- First published January 30, 2008.
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January 30, 2008
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