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All treatments, even those labeled as supportive, have burdens as well as benefits. Patients and their surrogates have the right to finally decide whether the offered treatment's cost-benefit calculation is acceptable.

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Veröffentlicht in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 2004-01, Vol.13 (1), p.100-100
1. Verfasser: Brody, Robert V.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:All treatments, even those labeled as supportive, have burdens as well as benefits. Patients and their surrogates have the right to finally decide whether the offered treatment's cost-benefit calculation is acceptable.
ISSN:0963-1801
1469-2147
DOI:10.1017/S0963180104241160