title: The severely demented, minimally functional patient: an ethical analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Arras
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018579:Patient Selection; D028723:Personhood; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D028761:Withholding Treatment