Legal aspects of withholding and withdrawing life support from critically ill patients in the United States and providing palliative care to them.
Luce
J M
JM
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, CA 94110, USA.
Alpers
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D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States