Ethical Aspects of Geriatric Patients' Rights to Refuse Treatment and to Receive Limited Medical Resources.

Howe, Edmund G.

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ERIC Number: EJ388349

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Publication Date: 1988

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Ethical Aspects of Geriatric Patients' Rights to Refuse Treatment and to Receive Limited Medical Resources.

Howe, Edmund G.

Educational Gerontology, v14 n5 p451-63 1988

Discusses two of the most formidable bioethical challenges over the next decades which relate to disabilities and aging: elders' exercise of autonomy and the just allocation of resources to older patients. Offers suggestions for developing principles for the treatment of elders. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Decision Making, Disabilities, Ethics, Medical Services, Older Adults, Personal Autonomy, Resource Allocation, Social Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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