Futility, conscientious refusal, and who gets to decide

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 356-373

  Davis, John K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conscience; Conscientious refusal; Futility

Indexed keywords

CONSCIENCE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFUSAL TO TREAT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 48749120003     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhn019     Document Type: Review

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