Medical Empowerment of the Elderly
Empowering the elderly to make their own decisions regarding medical care is a noble social, political, and ethical cause; but society must guard against excesses that might ironically, deny the elderly their autonomy by forcing it upon them.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1989
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| In: |
The Hastings Center report
Year: 1989, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 5-7 |
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| Summary: | Empowering the elderly to make their own decisions regarding medical care is a noble social, political, and ethical cause; but society must guard against excesses that might ironically, deny the elderly their autonomy by forcing it upon them. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-146X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3562292 |
