Best interests, public interest, and the power of the medical profession

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-232

  Coggon, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best interests; Decision making; English law; Power; Value pluralism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FREEDOM; MEDICAL PROFESSION;

DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 49549098819     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-008-0087-7     Document Type: Article

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