Informed consent and the refusal of medical treatment in the correctional setting.

Autor: Parker Jr., Frederick R., Paine, Charles J.
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Zdroj: Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics; Fall99, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p240, 12p
Abstrakt: Examines the ethical aspects of physicians' role in obtaining patients' informed consent for treatment in the correctional setting or in ensuring that the prisoners' decisions to refuse treatment are well-grounded. Court cases in the United States addressing refusal of treatment by patients in penal system; Physicians' role in the correctional setting.
Databáze: Complementary Index