Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleSurrogate Decision Making for Patients Without Nuclear Family.AuthorsAlfandre, David; Ashby Sharpe, Virginia; Berkowitz, Kenneth; Sharpe, Virginia AshbyAbstractA letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Patients with next-of-kin relationships outside the nuclear family" by Andrew B. Cohen and colleagues which appeared in the publication in 2015, volume 313, issue 13.SubjectsMEDICAL decision making; HEALTH care proxy; UNITED States. Veterans Health Administration; FAMILIES; GUARDIAN &; wardPublicationJAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2015, Vol 314, Issue 4, p407ISSN0098-7484Publication typecommentaryDOI10.1001/jama.2015.7245