title: Withdrawing very low-burden interventions in chronically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex 77030, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rhymes
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Luchi
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Teasdale
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D034723:Double Effect Principle; D004989:Ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia; D028601:Euthanasia, Active; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D016224:Living Wills; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D017236:Suicide, Assisted; D028761:Withholding Treatment