title: Decision making by surrogates.
authors.affiliation: Department of physiological nursing, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003422:Critical Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D019727:Proxy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States