The journal of nursing research : JNR
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The purpose of this study was to survey physicians attitudes toward DNR of terminally ill cancer patients in Taiwan. A total of 7626 structured questionnaires were sent by mail to physicians who were members of the Taiwan Society of Internal Medicine and the Surgical Association of Taiwan, and 1328 valid responses were received. The response rate was 17.6%. ⋯ The DNR order finally gained its legal base for medical practice. The limitation of this study was the low response rate. However, since the subjects, physicians, had a busy work load, this was still an acceptable response rate.