Difficult hospital inpatient discharge decisions: Ethical, legal and clinical practice issues

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Swidler, Robert N ^a   Seastrum, Terese ^a   Shelton, Wayne ^b  

^a Northeast Health Troy   (United States)

^b Alden March Bioethics Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGINA PECTORIS; BENEFICENCE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGINA PECTORIS; BENEFICENCE; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947254488     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160601171739     Document Type: Review

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