Medical futility: transforming a clinical concept into legal and social policies

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1994 Aug;42(8):894-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb06567.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Consensus*
  • Dissent and Disputes
  • Ethics, Medical*
  • Group Processes
  • Health Policy* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Humans
  • Judicial Role*
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Prognosis*
  • Resource Allocation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Terminal Care / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Terminal Care / standards
  • United States
  • Withholding Treatment*