Futility: Revisiting a concept of shared moral: Judgment

HEC Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 260-275

  Fleming, David A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MORALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW;

HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444466239     PISSN: 09562737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-005-5153-z     Document Type: Review

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