title: Respect for life and the search for the quality of life in medicine: ethical aspects.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Bioethics, University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sgreccia
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002410:Catholicism; D003469:Culture; D028663:Ethical Theory; D006262:Health; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012936:Social Medicine; D012945:Social Values; D026712:Value of Life