title: Medical futility in context.
authors.affiliation: Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D012945:Social Values; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D028761:Withholding Treatment