title: Variability in decisions to limit life-sustaining treatments: is it all about the physician?
authors.affiliation: The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: jrc@u.washington.edu.
authors.forename: J Randall
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Amber E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Barnato
mesh_terms: D024362:Advance Directive Adherence / Q000639:trends*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000639:trends*; D008021:Life Support Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D016414:Resuscitation Orders