title: Decision making in the incompetent elderly: "The Daughter from California syndrome".
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Molloy
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Clarnette
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Eisemann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sneiderman
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012801:Sibling Relations; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards