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In our community-based analysis of patients with stroke,the use of DNR orders was common and was strongly related to several patient characteristics.These factors explained much of the variation across hospitals.While our analysis did not account for differences in patient preferences for treatment,the differences we observed in the use of DNR orders across sociodemographic groups are suggestive of variations in care and may have important implications for the cost and quality of hospital care. |
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