title: Patients with next-of-kin relationships outside the nuclear family.
authors: Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors: Andrew B
authors: AB
authors: Cohen
authors: Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Trentalange
authors: VA Connecticut Health System, West Haven, Connecticut.
authors: Terri
authors: T
authors: Fried
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003237:Connecticut; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019727:Proxy; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D014728:Veterans