Value judgements in the decision-making process for the elderly patient

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 863-868

  Ubachs Moust, J ^a   Houtepen, R ^a   Vos, R ^a   Ter Meulen, R ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 57149104207     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.025247     Document Type: Article

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