When respecting patient autonomy may not be in the patient's best interest.
DeWolf Bosek
Marcia Sue
MS
Deparment of Clinical Ethics, The Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT 05401, USA. Marcia.Bosek@vtmednet.org
D000328:Adult; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D026706:Paternalism; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics*