Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age
Subtitle: An Ethical Framework for Long-term Care
Edition: 2 Revised edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 8, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780521009201
Subjects: Coping with old age; Geriatric medicine; Health systems & services; Medical ethics; Older people; Long-term care; Ethics; Medical / Nursing; Moral and ethical aspects; Medical; Medical Law & Legislation; Gerontology; Law / Medical Law & Legislation; Autonomy (Psychology) in old age; General; Autonomy (Philosophy); Autonomy (Psychology) in old a
First sentence: Autonomy and long-term care are a remarkably paradoxical conjunction.