title: Patient refusal of hydration and nutrition. An alternative to physician-assisted suicide or voluntary active euthanasia.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bernat
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gert
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mogielnicki
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010819:Physician's Role; D012297:Right to Die; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D017236:Suicide, Assisted; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment