title: Opportunities for advance directives to influence acute medical care.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis, USA. pdexter@regenstrief.org
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Dexter
authors.forename: Fredric D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Wolinsky
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Gramelspacher
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Tierney
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000706:statistics & numerical data