Ethical debate: Are advance directives legally binding or simply the starting point for discussion on patients' best interests?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7732, 2009, Pages 1230-

  Bonner, Stephen ^a   Tremlett, Michael ^a   Bell, Dominic ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORAL HYDRATE; COCODAMOL; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; ISCHIALGIA; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LIVING WILL; LUNG COMPLICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHORT SURVEY; SUICIDE; TERMINAL CARE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 71749119780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b4667     Document Type: Short Survey

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