Care for the person, protection of health and respect for the will of the patient in Italy: support administration as a tool to jointly promote health and respect for autonomy in incompetent patients

In Italy, advance health care directives are a subject of considerable debate in both legal theory and practice. This debate focuses in partic- ular not only on the appropriateness of approving ad hoc statutory reg- ulations but also on the extent to which similar advance indications of a person’s w...

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Main Authors: Paola Delbon, Giovanna Ricci, Massimo Gandolfini, Adelaide Conti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Public Health Research
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Online Access:http://www.jphres.org/article/view/392