Withdrawing very low-burden interventions in chronically ill patients.
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Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex 77030, USA.
McCullough
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Luchi
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RJ
Teasdale
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Wilson
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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