title: Withholding and withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration--a legal perspective.
authors.affiliation: mmathes@aol.com
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mathes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D018579:Patient Selection; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000628:therapy; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*