Best interests: Puzzles and plausible solutions at the end of life

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Woods, Simon ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axiology; Best interests; End of life; Global interests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 49549115346     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-008-0083-y     Document Type: Article

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