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Physician reasons for noninvitation/nonparticipation, N=71
| Reasons (N/%)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer related | Treatment related | Social | MD related |
| Elderly/frail (15) | Intense treatment (7) | Unilingual (5) | No clear reason (8) |
| Rapid deterioration (9) | Almost done (2) | Distance (2) | |
| Orthopedic/neurologic (10) | Await response (2) | Patient declined (11) | |
| Totals (N) 34 | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| Totals (%) 48 | 16 | 25 | 11 |
Abbreviation: MD, medical doctor.
