Ethical perspective on decision-making capacity and consent for treatment and research

Medicine and Law

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 391-400

  Berghmans, Ron L P ^a   Widdershoven, Guy A M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision making capacity; Ethics; Research; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RESEARCH; THERAPY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH; THERAPEUTICS;

EID: 0242363748     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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