Autonomy at the end of life: life-prolonging treatment in nursing homes—relatives’ role in the decision-making process
Background: The increasing number of elderly people in nursing homes with failing competence to give consent represents a great challenge to healthcare staff’s protection of patient autonomy in the issues of life-prolonging treatment, hydration, nutrition and hospitalisation. The lack of national gu...
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| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
2009
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 35, Issue: 11, Pages: 672-677 |
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