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Differences in time intervals. The time intevals between writing the living will (LW) or health care proxy (HCP) and intensive care unit (ICU) admission are inversely related. HCPs were predominantly written within 6 months of ICU admission, in contrast to LWs, which were mostly written greater than 6 months prior to ICU admission.
