title: Autonomy and the common weal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danis
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Churchill
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D018579:Patient Selection; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012935:Social Justice; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment