The influence of hospital policies and culture on 'do-not-resuscitate' decision-making at the end of life : a sociological and ethical analysis

The aim of this thesis is to explore how institutional cultures and policies relating to patient autonomy influence physicians’ clinical and ethical approaches to do-notresuscitate (DNR) decision-making at the end of life. I explore this in the context of the evolution of the American medical profes...

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Main Author: Dzeng, Elizabeth
Published: University of Cambridge 2016
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.727597

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