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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2009 Mar 5;21(4):627–650. doi: 10.1177/0898264309333316

Table 3.

Specificity of Patients’ Wishes by Source of Information

Source of Information Specificity of Patients’ Wishes
Based on Surrogates’ Understanding
Very
Specific
Not
Specific
Unclear /
Unknown
Total
  Document and Discussion 7 5 1 13
  Discussion Only 2 3 1 6
  Document Only 0 3 4 7
  No Document or
Discussion
0 3 5 8
    Total 9 14 11 34