Autonomy and the family as (in)appropriate surrogates for DNR decisions: A qualitative analysis of dying cancer patients' talk

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 206-218

  Eliott, Jaklin ^a   Olver, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Cancer Council Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEOPLASM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FAMILY; HUMANS; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROXY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38449098935     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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