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Health Care Economics and Organizations > Social Control, Formal > Human Rights > Freedom > Personal Autonomy
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Social Control, Formal > Human Rights > Freedom > Personal Autonomy
Psychological Phenomena > Personal Autonomy
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Ethics > Principle-Based Ethics > Personal Autonomy
... > Humanities > Philosophy > Morals > Ethics > Principle-Based Ethics > Personal Autonomy
... > Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Psychology, Social > Morals > Ethics > Principle-Based Ethics > Personal Autonomy
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Social > Morals > Ethics > Principle-Based Ethics > Personal Autonomy

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Personal Autonomy  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. An ethical principle holds that the autonomy of persons ought to be respected. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

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  • Autonomy, Personal

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