Relationship of POLST to Hospitalization and ICU Care Among Nursing Home Residents in California

By sjmartinez • August 25, 2023

Zingmond D, Powell D, Jennings LA, Escarce JJ, Liang LJ, Parikh P, Wenger NS. Relationship of POLST to Hospitalization and ICU Care Among Nursing Home Residents in California. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08357-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37620715.

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