Elderly Outpatients Respond Favorably To A Physician-Initiated Advance Directive Discussion

From the Department of Family Practice, Summa Health System, Akron (WDS), and the Department of Psychology, Kent State University (PHD, KAM, JAD, JHD, AT), Kent, Ohio. Drs. Smucker and Ditto share co-principal authorship. Address reprint requests to William D. Smucker, MD, 75 Arch Street, Suite 002, Akron, OH 44304.

From the Department of Family Practice, Summa Health System, Akron (WDS), and the Department of Psychology, Kent State University (PHD, KAM, JAD, JHD, AT), Kent, Ohio. Drs. Smucker and Ditto share co-principal authorship. Address reprint requests to William D. Smucker, MD, 75 Arch Street, Suite 002, Akron, OH 44304.

From the Department of Family Practice, Summa Health System, Akron (WDS), and the Department of Psychology, Kent State University (PHD, KAM, JAD, JHD, AT), Kent, Ohio. Drs. Smucker and Ditto share co-principal authorship. Address reprint requests to William D. Smucker, MD, 75 Arch Street, Suite 002, Akron, OH 44304.

From the Department of Family Practice, Summa Health System, Akron (WDS), and the Department of Psychology, Kent State University (PHD, KAM, JAD, JHD, AT), Kent, Ohio. Drs. Smucker and Ditto share co-principal authorship. Address reprint requests to William D. Smucker, MD, 75 Arch Street, Suite 002, Akron, OH 44304.

From the Department of Family Practice, Summa Health System, Akron (WDS), and the Department of Psychology, Kent State University (PHD, KAM, JAD, JHD, AT), Kent, Ohio. Drs. Smucker and Ditto share co-principal authorship. Address reprint requests to William D. Smucker, MD, 75 Arch Street, Suite 002, Akron, OH 44304.

From the Department of Family Practice, Summa Health System, Akron (WDS), and the Department of Psychology, Kent State University (PHD, KAM, JAD, JHD, AT), Kent, Ohio. Drs. Smucker and Ditto share co-principal authorship. Address reprint requests to William D. Smucker, MD, 75 Arch Street, Suite 002, Akron, OH 44304.