Making a difference: incorporating theories of autonomy into models of informed consent
Background: Obtaining patients’ informed consent is an ethical and legal obligation in healthcare practice. Whilst the law provides prescriptive rules and guidelines, ethical theories of autonomy provide moral foundations. Models of practice of consent, have been developed in the bioethical literatu...
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Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
2008
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 34, Issue: 9, Pages: 3 |
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