title: When and how to discuss "do not resuscitate" decisions with patients.
authors.affiliation: Medicine for Older People, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury HP21 8AL, UK zac.etheridge@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Zac
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Etheridge
authors.affiliation: Harcourt Chambers, London, UK.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gatland
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008875:Middle Aged; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology