Shared decision making in dialysis: A new clinical practice guideline to assist with dialysis-related ethics consultations

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 406-414

  Moss, Alvin H ^a,b,c  

^a Renal Physicians Association   (United States)

^b Centre for Health Ethics and Law   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONFLICT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL REVIEW; ETHICS CONSULTATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NEGOTIATING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0035755847     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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