title: Informed demand for "non-beneficial" medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003128:Coma; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010819:Physician's Role; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*