Ethics in goal planning for rehabilitation: A utilitarian perspective

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-351

  Levack, William M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ETHICAL THEORY; GOALS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

EID: 63049093167     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215509103286     Document Type: Article

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