title: Attitudes of seriously ill patients toward treatment that involves high costs and burdens on others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kronick
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Langer
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000533:Altruism; D001293:Attitude to Death; D017281:Cost of Illness; D036262:Empirical Research; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology; D026712:Value of Life; D035761:Wedge Argument