The birth of tragedy in pediatrics: A phronetic conception of bioethics

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 571-582

  Carnevale, Franco A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Children; Critical care; Pediatrics; Phronesis; Tragedy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CHILD ADVOCACY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORALITY; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICS; PHILOSOPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

BIOETHICS; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICAL RELATIVISM; ETHICAL THEORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MORALS; NARRATION; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGNOSIS; VIRTUES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34548437402     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007080203     Document Type: Article

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