title: Ethics and the provision of futile, harmful, or burdensome treatment to children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008020:Life Support Care; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D028761:Withholding Treatment