Medical decision-making of the patient in the context of the family: Results of a survey

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 952-959

  Schäfer, Christof ^a   Putnik, Kurt ^a   Dietl, Barbara ^a   Leiberich, Peter ^b   Loew, Thomas H ^b   Kölbl, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Clinical ethics; End of life decisions; Family; Medical decision making; Radio oncology; Values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAMILY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33747345680     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0025-x     Document Type: Review

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