title: When is medical treatment "futile"?
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008910:Minnesota; D009518:New York; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D028761:Withholding Treatment