title: An approach to weighing the benefits and burdens of artificial hydration and nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Center for Neurologic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lussier
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D016743:Mental Competency; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000941:ethics*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*