title: Who plays what role in decisions about withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment?
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Reckling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010358:Patient Participation; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010819:Physician's Role; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011446:Prospective Studies; D040841:Resource Allocation; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D035502:Trust; D028761:Withholding Treatment