Advance directives in English and French law: Different concepts, different values, different societies

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-72

  Horn, Ruth Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Autonomy; England; France; Responsibility; Solidarity; Welfare

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHICS; FRANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LIVING WILL; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLITICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ENGLAND; FRANCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLITICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84894503576     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-012-0210-7     Document Type: Article

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