title: Surrogate Decision Making for Patients Without Nuclear Family.
authors.affiliation: VHA National Center for Ethics in Health Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alfandre
authors.affiliation: VHA National Center for Ethics in Health Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Virginia Ashby
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Sharpe
authors.affiliation: VHA National Center for Ethics in Health Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019727:Proxy