title: Withholding life-prolonging medical treatment from the institutionalized person--who decides?
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Raciti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002961:Civil Rights; D003657:Decision Making; D005065:Euthanasia; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008020:Life Support Care; D016743:Mental Competency; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D010820:Physicians; D018907:Privacy; D011379:Prognosis; D012067:Religion; D012945:Social Values; D019452:Terminally Ill; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment