title: Surrogate decision makers: what if a surrogate cannot decide?
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medicine-IT Services, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000941:ethics; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence