*From the Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, a VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Houston, Texas. †From the Department of Medicine and the Center for Ethics, Medicine, and Public Issues, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. ‡From the Indiana University Schools of Medicine and Nursing and the Walther Cancer Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana. §From the Center for the Study of Healthy Aging With Disabilities, a VA Research and Development Program, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision-Making, Reno, Nevada, October 5, 1999.
The findings and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Baylor College of Medicine, Indiana University Schools of Medicine and Nursing, or the Walther Cancer Institute.
Supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service under SDR 93-007 (Dr. Wray).
Received December 13, 1999;
initial review completed March 7, 2000; accepted June 16, 2000.
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