The "window of opportunity:" Helping parents make the most difficult decision they will ever face using an informed non-dissent model

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 55-56

  Kon, Alexander A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LONG TERM CARE; NEAR DROWNING; NOTE; PARENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; NEAR DROWNING; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROGNOSIS; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 65249180083     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802716811     Document Type: Article

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