Informed consent in Texas: Theory and practice

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-252

  Cherry, Mark J ^a   Engelhardt Jr , H Tristram ^b,c  

^a ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family decisional authority; Informed consent; Out of hospital do not resuscitate orders; Texas

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TEXAS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 3042594193     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.29.2.237.31503     Document Type: Review

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