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therapeutic privilege |
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therapeutic privilege Therapeutic exception Medical ethics A paternalistic principle under which truth is withheld from a Pt out of concern that if the details of a procedure are fully delineated, the Pt may choose to forego an operation that
the physician believes is in the Pt's best interest or only option for improved quality of life and/or survival. See Arato v Avedon, Information overload, Doctor-patient interaction, Paternalism, Therapeutic privilege doctrine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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