When the Patient Says No

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 401-404

  Soriano, Maria Aileen ^a   Lagman, Ruth ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; capacity; decision making; end of life; refusal; surrogate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINALLY ILL; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84864252876     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111421163     Document Type: Article

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