title: Sisters to the end: the rights of the mentally retarded to refuse treatment.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Service, Wellmont Health Systems, Rogersville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baumrucker
authors.forename: Mellar P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stolick
authors.forename: Gerald M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sheldon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017028:Caregivers / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D007872:Legal Guardians; D016743:Mental Competency; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D033262:Narration; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D016312:Treatment Refusal