Edozien, Leroy C.

Self-determination in health care : a property approach to the protection of patients' rights / Leroy C. Edozien. - x, 291 pages

Patient involvement in decision-making : the right to self-determination -- Basic principles of the law of consent -- Ethical underpinnings and justification of consent -- Limitations of the consent model -- Property and proprietary rights -- Property rights in the body -- Property rights in the patient's legitimate expectations -- Justification of the property model for protecting patient self-determination -- Introduction -- Conclusion.

9781472461988


Informed consent (Medical law)--Great Britain.
Informed consent (Medical law)--United States.
Patients--Legal status, laws, etc.--Great Britain.
Patients--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.

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