Implied, presumed and waived consent: The relative moral wrongs of under- and over-informing

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 39-41

  Veatch, Robert M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORALITY; NOTE; PATERNALISM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; STANDARD; TIME;

EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATERNALISM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37549067398     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701710253     Document Type: Note

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