title: Life-or-death decisions and informed consent. Communication key to hospital informed consent policies.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lantz
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D004522:Educational Status; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007872:Legal Guardians; D016365:Liability, Legal; D016743:Mental Competency; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States