title: Futility and its wider implications. A concept in need of further examination.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Loewy
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D032921:Consensus; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D005190:Family; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D028761:Withholding Treatment