title: Ethical care of the elderly: pitfalls and principles.
abstract: Ethical problems have become intrinsic to geriatric medicine. Physician's familiarity with ethical principles of medical decision-making, such as beneficence, autonomy, and justice, can be helpful. These principles can lead, however, to conflicting conclusions, and the decisions must be personal. An informed approach can help physicians resolve these increasingly commonplace dilemmas.
authors.affiliation: GRECC, Palo Alto VA Medical Center, CA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations