Autonomy, benevolence, and Alzheimer's disease

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 184-193

  Sailors, Pam R ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; FREEDOM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PATERNALISM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BENEFICENCE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FREEDOM; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATERNALISM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROXY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035263812     PISSN: 09631801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0963180101002109     Document Type: Article

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