Concepedia

Family Decision Making on Trial

Bernard Lo, F. Rouse, Laurie Dornbrand

New England Journal of Medicine · 1990 · 38 citations · 23 references

Concepts

LawFamily LawHealth LawDuty Of CareEnd-of-life LawMedical EthicsEnd-of-life Decision MakingWithdrawing Life-sustaining TreatmentWithdrawing TreatmentWithholding TreatmentChoice In AdjudicationEnd-of-life Treatment DecisionsFamily Decision ProcessesHighest CourtsMedical Decision-making In FamiliesMedical Support DeterminationsRefusal Of Life-sustaining TreatmentTreatment Limitation Decisions

Abstract

Two state courts recently have ruled on the issue of who may make\ndecisions about life-sustaining treatment for incompetent patients. In

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Health Professions, Clinical Sciences, Clinical Medicine +12

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Annals of Internal Medicine · 1988 · 458 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Medical Ethics +7

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Sidney H. Wanzer, Daniel D. Federman, S. James Adelstein et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 438 citations

Nursing, Health Law, Health Policy +17

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Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Health Policy +16

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Bernard Lo · Archives of Internal Medicine · 1986 · 319 citations

Nursing, Palliative Nursing, End-of-life Care +13