Nudging and Informed Consent

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3-11

  Cohen, Shlomo ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

decision making; informed consent; moral theory; philosophy; professional ethics; professional patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; FREEDOM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

BENEFICENCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COERCION; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICAL THEORY; FREEDOM; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84877252502     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2013.781704     Document Type: Article

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