title: Medical futility: a paradigm analysis.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, School of Medicine, Box 357120, Department of Medical History and Ethics, Seattle, Washington 98195-7120, USA. nsjecker@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jecker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000757:Anencephaly; D001926:Brain Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D014481:United States