title: Dominions of surrogate opinions: who is in charge?
authors.affiliation: The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. jwjones@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Lawrence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000941:ethics; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D032882:Comprehension; D003422:Critical Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005195:Family Relations; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills / Q000941:ethics; D017533:Marital Status; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013781:Texas; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence