An ethics dilemma: When parents and doctors disagree on the best treatment for the child

Bulletin du Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 735-738

  Oppenheim, Daniel ^a   Brugières, Laurence ^a   Corradini, Nadège ^a   Vivant, Florence ^a   Hartmann, Olivier ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Child; Futile treatment; Medical ethics; Medical staff; Paediatric oncology; Parents; Psycho oncology

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEGOTIATING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 6044259320     PISSN: 00074551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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