The ethical arguments concerning the artificial ventilation of patients with motor neurone disease

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 317-328

  Kent, Michele Anne ^a  

^a North Downs Community Health   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

COST OF ILLNESS; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0030340076     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096973309600300405     Document Type: Article

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