Consent to medical treatment and the competent adult

In this thesis I analyse the concept of consent to medical treatment. I explore its ethical basis in autonomy and examine how other principles and ethical approaches might interact with the rules derived from autonomy. I then situate the relevant ethical obligations within the context f the healthca...

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Main Author: Maclean, Alasdair Rhuairidh
Published: University of Glasgow 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.438107