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Clinical Features - Original Research

Surgery without a surrogate: the low prevalence of healthcare power of attorney documents among preoperative patients

Sean MarksSection of Palliative Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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John Paul WannerDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USAView further author information
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Ashley S. CobbDepartments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAView further author information
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Keith M. SwetzDivision of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9893-6517View further author information
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George M. LangeInternal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Wauwatosa, WI, USAView further author information
Pages 28-33 | Received 18 Apr 2018, Accepted 16 Oct 2018, Published online: 26 Oct 2018

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