Harm in the absence of care: Towards a medical ethics that cares

The aim of this article is to investigate the concept of care in contemporary medical practice and medical ethics. Although care has been hailed throughout the centuries as a crucial ideal in medical practice and as an honourable virtue to be observed in codes of medical ethics, I argue that contemp...

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Main Author: Martinsen, Elin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2011
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 174-183
Further subjects:B Medical Ethics
B doctor—patient relationship
B Care
B ethics of care
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