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Evaluating a patient's request for life-prolonging treatment: an ethical framework

Contrary to the widespread concern about over-treatment at the end of life, today, patient preferences for palliative care at the end of life are frequently respected. However, ethically challenging situations in the current healthcare climate are, instead, situations in which a competent patient re...

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Autores principales: Winkler, Eva C, Hiddemann, Wolfgang, Marckmann, Georg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3582068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22692859
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2011-100333