title: Futility and the Alluring Fantasy of Avoiding Conflict.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Medical Ethics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Departments of †Pediatrics and ‡Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nathanson
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feudtner
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005201:Fantasy; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility