title: Must physicians respect an incompetent patient's refusal of treatment?
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldblatt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D026686:Beneficence; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003657:Decision Making; D003704:Dementia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D009203:Myocardial Infarction; D026706:Paternalism; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010819:Physician's Role; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics*