title: Conflicts between patients' wishes to forgo treatment and the policies of health care facilities.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siegler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004989:Ethics; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014481:United States