title: Proxy decision making for incompetent patients. An ethical and empirical analysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Control, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Emanuel
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Emanuel
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment