title: The physician's experience: elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010819:Physician's Role; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D035501:Uncertainty; D028761:Withholding Treatment