• Int J Med Sci · Jan 2011

    Letter

    Medical decision and patient's preference: 'much ethics' and more trust always needed.

    • Dimitrios Anyfantakis and Emmanouil K Symvoulakis.
    • Int J Med Sci. 2011 Jan 1; 8 (4): 351-2.

    AbstractThere is much discussion on medical ethics literature regarding the importance of the patients' right for self-determination. We discuss some of the limitations of patient's autonomy with the aim to draw attention to the ethical complexity of medical decision making in the everyday clinical practice.

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