Pitt study: End-of-life decisions take longer if patient hasn’t shared wishes with family

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 11:32 in Psychology & Sociology

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18 -- Family caregivers who had not discussed life support measures with critically ill patients took nearly two weeks longer to decide to forego further medical intervention than...

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