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Chris Hackler

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Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (2003); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2004)

6 h-index 31 pubs 360 cited

  • Humans
  • Arkansas
  • Advance Directives
  • Female
  • Male
  • Treatment Refusal
  • Life Support Care
  • Right to Die
  • United States
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Withholding Treatment
  • Decision Making
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Aged
  • Patient Selection

Biography and Research Information

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Chris Hackler's research has focused on bioethics, particularly concerning advance directives and end-of-life care. His publications include foundational work on the ethical implications of medical decisions, such as the landmark "Bioethicists' Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's Cruzan Decision" and the book "Bioethics: A Return to Fundamentals." Hackler has also investigated broader societal questions related to lifespan extension, exploring its "Troubling Implications" and the tension between "Mythic Desires and Modern Dangers." His work has touched upon healthcare reform in the United States and the ethical dimensions of nonadherence to medical treatment, as seen in his publication on "Nonadherence With Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Therapy as Medical Neglect." His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6 and 31 total publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 31
  • Citations: 360

Selected Publications

  • Finishing the Texas Advance Directives Law (2015)
    The American Journal of Bioethics 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • It's Bigger Than CPR and Futility: Withholding Medically Inappropriate Care (2010)
    The American Journal of Bioethics DOI OpenAlex
  • Intent, Authority, and Tradition at the End of Life (2010)
    The American Journal of Bioethics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Improving Medicine through Research and the Constitutive Nature of Altruism (2006)
    The American Journal of Bioethics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Age and the Allocation of Organs for Transplantation: A Case Study (2005)
    Health Care Analysis 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Conscientious Objection to an Opt-in System (2004)
    The American Journal of Bioethics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Communication through advance directives (2004)
    Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Justice and Human Nature (2001)
    The American Journal of Bioethics 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Female circumcision: A cross-cultural conundrum (1998)
    Health Care Analysis DOI OpenAlex
  • Bioethics: A Return to Fundamentals (1997)
    Annals of Internal Medicine 184 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Health care reform in the United States (1993)
    Health Care Analysis 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Document exchange advance directives pamphlet (1991)
    HEC Forum 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Interpreting the Cruzan case for Arkansas. (1990)
    PubMed OpenAlex
  • Bioethicists' Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court'sCruzanDecision (1990)
    New England Journal of Medicine 47 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Book reviews (1989)
    Journal of Medical Humanities DOI OpenAlex

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