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The discussion about advance directives. Patient and physician opinions regarding when and how it should be conducted. End of Life Study Group

Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 22 May 1995
S. Claiborne Johnston
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Abstract

We defined a discrepancy between the preferences of primary care patients and physicians regarding the timing of the discussion about advance directives. We propose physician education regarding patient preferences as the most effective way to accomplish the goal of improving the frequency and quality of discussions about advance directives.

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MedicineHealth Professions