Physician orders to supplement advance directives: Rescuing patient autonomy

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-219

  Miller, Ronald B ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Renal Division   (United States)

^c U   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRINKING; EATING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEMENTIA; DRINKING; EATING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; OREGON; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 70449698400     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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