Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life, Figure 11. Percent of Elderly Adults Choosing Selected Treatments in Hypothetical Scenarios of Alzheimer's Disease or Emphysema

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Figure 11. Percent of Elderly Adults Choosing Selected Treatments in Hypothetical Scenarios of Alzheimer's Disease or Emphysema

Bar graphs showing percent of elderly adults choosing 4 selected treatments in hypothetical scenarios of Alzheimer's disease or emphysema; go to [D] text description for details.

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Source: Coppola KM, Bookwala J, Ditto PH, et al. Elderly adults' preferences for life-sustaining treatments: the role of impairment, prognosis, and pain. Death Studies 1999;23:617-34.

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