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Differences in level of care at the end of life according to race.
Am J Crit Care
July 2010
Heart Center at Duke University Health System in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Background: Tailoring care for patients and their families at the end of life is important.
Purpose: To examine factors associated with patients' choices for level of care at the end of life.
Methods: Data on demographics and level of care (full code, do not resuscitate, or withdrawal of life support) were collected on 1072 patients who died between January 1998 and June 2006 on a cardiac care unit.