Ethics consultation on demand: Concepts, practical experiences and a case study

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 198-203

  Reiter Theil, Stella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical decisions; Ethics consultation; Hospital ethics committee; Medical ethics in Germany

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EXPERIENCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW;

AUTONOMY; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CASE STUDIES; CENTRE FOR ETHICS AND LAW IN MEDICINE (FREIBURG); DISSENT; ETHICS CONSULTATION; FAMILY MEMBERS; GERMANY; JUSTICE; MORAL POLICY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS; UNCERTAINTY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FREIBURG; VALUES;

BENEFICENCE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICISTS; ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS CONSULTATION; ETHICS, CLINICAL; GERMANY; GROUP PROCESSES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SOCIAL VALUES; UNCERTAINTY; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0034034236     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.26.3.198     Document Type: Review

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