‘Best interests’ in paediatric intensive care: an empirical ethics study
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‘Best interests’ in paediatric intensive care: an empirical ethics study
OBJECTIVE In English paediatric practice, English law requires that parents and clinicians agree the 'best interests' of children and, if this is not possible, that the courts decide. Court intervention is rare and the concept of best interests is ambiguous. We report qualitative research exploring how the best interests standard operates in practice, particularly with decisions related to plan...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312076