Autonomy Revisited: Progress in Medical Ethics: Discussion Paper
Journal of the Royal Society of MedicinePublished 1 May 1985Open access
Howard Brody
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If one looks at the notion of patient autonomy as it was discussed in the medical literature 10 and 15 years ago, one will see that progress has been made, and that the progress is in the direction of bringing a philosophical construct closer to clinical reality and applicability.
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