Limiting risks by curtailing rights: A response to Dr Ryan

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 100-104

  Luttrell, Steven ^a   Sommerville, Ann ^b  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advance decision making; Autonomy; Continuity of identity; Living will; Paternalism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS;

EID: 0029988767     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.22.2.100     Document Type: Article

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