Autonomy is (largely) irrelevant

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-51

  Levy, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; BODY IMAGE; BRAIN; COGNITION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ETHICS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AMPUTATION; BODY IMAGE; BRAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLITION;

EID: 60849139463     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802588228     Document Type: Article

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