title: Family refusal to accept brain death and termination of life support: to whom is the physician responsible?
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Units, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Kirkland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy