title: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Medical Intervention Orders and In-Hospital Death Rates: Comparable Patterns in Two State Registries.
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology and Supportive Care, Center for Health Ethics and Law, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Alvin H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.affiliation: Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Dana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zive
authors.affiliation: West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Evan C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Falkenstine
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Erik K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fromme
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Susan W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Tolle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009922:Oregon; D012042:Registries; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D014903:West Virginia