title: Clinical decision-making in catastrophic situations: the relevance of age. Report of a conference convened by the American Geriatrics Society, April 17-18, 1987.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D026706:Paternalism; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010358:Patient Participation; D018579:Patient Selection; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment