Existential autonomy: Why patients should make their own choices

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 221-225

  Madder, Hilary ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Choice; Doctor patient relationship; Existentialism; Paternalism; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RIGHT;

EID: 0030770216     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.23.4.221     Document Type: Article

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