"I can put the medicine in his soup, Doctor!"

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 262-265

  Wong, J G W S ^a   Poon, Y ^b   Hui, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFLICT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATERNALISM; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENEFICENCE; CAREGIVERS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 18844434914     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.007336     Document Type: Article

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