title: Withholding and withdrawal of life support from critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Luce
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D036262:Empirical Research; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D040841:Resource Allocation; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028761:Withholding Treatment