DOES PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY PROTECT MEDICAL FUTILITY JUDGMENTS?
Despite substantial controversy, the use of futility judgments in medicine is quite common, and has been backed by the implementation of hospital policies and professional guidelines on medical futility. The controversy arises when health care professionals (HCPs) consider a treatment futile which p...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2006
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Bioethics
Year: 2006, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 92-104 |
Further subjects: | B
End-of-life
B Futility B Rationing B Autonomy |
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