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Differences in Clinicians’ Reactions to the New York State DNR Law

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In this essay, there is further analysis of responses of Medical and Nursing Directors and Hematologist-Oncologists to the Union College Survey. Two general research questions are addressed: (1) How do perceptions of the New York State DNR Law vary among these three professional groups? (2) How can the variability be explained?

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Dersch, V.J. (1995). Differences in Clinicians’ Reactions to the New York State DNR Law. In: Baker, R., Strosberg, M.A., Bynum, J. (eds) Legislating Medical Ethics. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8593-4_21

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