Does the DNR order need life-sustaining intervention? Time for comprehensive advance directives.
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General Internal Medicine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D012151:Resuscitation; D012297:Right to Die; D012945:Social Values; D028761:Withholding Treatment