Withholding and withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment for elderly incompetent patients
Subtitle: a review of court decisions and legislative approaches
By: prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States, by George J. Annas, Leonard H. Glantz
Contributors: Glantz, Leonard H; United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher: The Office
Published: 1985
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 49
Subjects: Right to die -- Law and legislation -- United States; Do-not-resuscitate orders -- Law and legislation -- United States; Older people -- Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States; Capacity and disability -- United States; Dementia -- Patients -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Life support systems (Critical care) -- United States
Other titles: Witholding and withdrawing of life sustaining treatment for elderly incompetent patients
Notes: Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche

"December 15, 1985."