title: Futile medical treatment: a review of the ethical arguments and legal holdings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45401-0927.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kapp
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making; D030881:Disclosure; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005190:Family; D033161:Government Regulation; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D008318:Malpractice; D010361:Patients; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment