Patients' perspectives of the substitute decision maker: who makes better decisions?
Introduction Substitute decision making on behalf of incapable patients is based on the ethical principle of ‘respect for autonomy’. This study was conducted to assess patients' wishes and preferences in terms of a substitute decision maker and determinants of such preferences.Methods The autho...
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BMJ Publ.
2011
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 37, Issue: 9, Pages: 523-525 |
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