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Clinical decision-making and the "treat or not to treat" dilemma in geriatrics
 — ethical implications
Author(s)P Cattorini, N Marchionni
Journal titleAging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 6, no 6, December 1994
Pagespp 391-398
KeywordsMedical care ; Terminal care ; Social ethics.
AnnotationLooks at the use of age-based criteria in decisions on whether or not to provide treatment, and discusses the ethical responsibilities in relation to under-treatment and over-treatment.
Accession NumberCPA-950131009 A
ClassmarkLK: LV: TQ

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