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Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care

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"A conversation that probes no further than dire or reversible scenarios leaves most physicians and families no better off when they confront the more common, less clear-cut predicaments surrounding end-of-life care."
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1998; 129(6):441-449

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Resource Study Publication
Survey Instrument
(MS Word) 		"Factors considered important at the end of life by patients, family, physicians, and other care providers." JAMA, 2000; 284: 2476-82
Coding Manual
(Adobe PDF) 		"Opening the Black Box: How do Physicians Communicate about Advance Directives?" Annals of Internal Medicine, 1998; 129(6):441-449
Coding Manual
(MS Word) 		"Behind Closed Doors: Management Of Patient Expectations In Primary Care Practices."