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Distinguishing between Patients' Refusals and Requests
Author(s) -
Gert Bernard,
Bernat James L.,
Mogielnicki R. Peter
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3562837
Subject(s) - psychology
To speak of patients' choices is to obscure the distinction between request and refusal of treatment. The distinction is particularly crucial for questions of killing or letting die.
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