| Medical futility: a commonly used and potentially abused idea in medical ethics. | |
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PMID: 21378616 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Hospital doctors frequently invoke the idea of medical futility in making decisions regarding end-of-life care. This concept of futility will be reviewed and the differing definitions and how it relates to other important principles in biomedical ethics discussed. |
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Richard J Thompson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) Volume: 72 ISSN: 1750-8460 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-03-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101257109 Medline TA: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 96-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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