Process and consensus: Ethical decision-making in the infertility clinic-A qualitative study

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 662-667

  Frith, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUSAL TO TREAT; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 72449171985     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.029793     Document Type: Article

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