title: How physicians talk about futility: making words mean too many things.
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003657:Decision Making; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012297:Right to Die; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*; D028761:Withholding Treatment