Family refusal of emergency medical treatment in China: An investigation from legal, empirical and ethical perspectives
This paper is an analysis of the limits of family authority to refuse life saving treatment for a family member (in the Chinese medical context). Family consent has long been praised and practiced in many non-Western cultural settings such as China and Japan. In contrast, the controversy of family r...
Published in: | Bioethics |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Bioethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 306-317 |
RelBib Classification: | KBM Asia NCB Personal ethics NCH Medical ethics XA Law |
Further subjects: | B
Decision-making
B Informed Consent B Law B attitudes of health personnel B Family B treatment refusal |
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