When life may become too precious: The severely damaged neonate

Seminars in Neonatology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-284

  Doyal, L ^a   Durbin, G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best interests; Duties; Hippocratic tradition; Human flourishing; Law; Professional guidelines; Rights; Sanctity of life; Serious disability

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032432684     PISSN: 10842756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1084-2756(98)80081-X     Document Type: Article

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