title: A competent patient can decide.
authors.affiliation: Department of intensive care, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India. kemrad@vsnl.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karnad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*