title: The limits of proxy decision making: overtreatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Rhode Island Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Fried
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gillick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological