title: Addressing requests by patients for nonbeneficial interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 2 Medical Park, Ste 502, Columbia, SC 29203, USA. abrett@sc.edu
authors.forename: Allan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Brett
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D057240:Patient Preference; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data