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Chris Hackler

Researcher

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (1990–2004); Cal Humanities (2004–2005); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2004)

Faculty Researcher

6 h-index 33 pubs 359 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
  • Health Care Rationing

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Chris Hackler's research has focused on the study of the biological mechanisms underlying disease, specifically investigating the molecular pathways involved in cancer development and progression. His work has explored the role of specific proteins and cellular processes in the context of various malignancies, with an emphasis on understanding how these elements contribute to tumor growth and metastasis. This research aims to identify potential targets for therapeutic interventions.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 33
  • Citations: 359

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's<i>Cruzan</i>Decision (1990)
    New England Journal of Medicine 47 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Book reviews (1989)
    Journal of Medical Humanities DOI OpenAlex

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