The UK Human Rights Act 1998: Implications for nurses

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 223-233

  McHale, Jean ^a   Gallagher, Ann ^b   Mason, Isobel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Human Rights Act; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT RIGHT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CODES OF ETHICS; ETHICS, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; LEGISLATION, NURSING; PATIENT RIGHTS; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 5944233770     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096973301678777163     Document Type: Article

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