Medical Decision and Patient's Preference: 'Much Ethics' and More Trust Always Needed
<p>There is much discussion on medical ethics literature regarding the importance of the patients' right for self-determination. We discuss some of the limitations of patient's autonomy with the aim to draw attention to the ethical complexity of medical decision making in the everyda...
Main Author: | Dimitrios Anyfantakis, Emmanouil K Symvoulakis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ivyspring International Publisher
2011-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Medical Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.medsci.org/v08p0351.htm |
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