title: When a competent elderly man refuses nursing home placement.
authors.affiliation: MEDEX, Northwest Division, Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gianola
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011788:Quality of Life; D016312:Treatment Refusal