Finnish doctors and the realisation of patient autonomy in the context of end of life decision making

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 316-320

  Hildén, Hanna Mari ^a,b   Honkasalo, M L ^a   Louhiala, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b University of Helsinki ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33745214010     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.010462     Document Type: Article

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