Improving medical decisions for incapacitated persons: Does focusing on "accurate predictions" lead to an inaccurate picture?

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 187-195

  Kim, Scott Y H ^a  

^a Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

advance directive; decisional capacity; end of life decision making; surrogate

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAMILY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84898989371     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhu010     Document Type: Article

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