Ethics of palliative surgery in patients with cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 802-809

  Hofmann, B ^a,b   Haheim L L ^b   Soreide J A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Health Services Research Centre   (Norway)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGEON; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

BENEFICENCE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 21844454486     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5104     Document Type: Review

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