Dialysis or death? Doctors should stop covering up for an inadequate health service
Doctors who entered the National Health Service to practice medicine now find themselves forced to practise selection. It seems that patients are being lost at GP level. Surely the basis of a good relationship between doctor and patient relies on trust and trust is based on truth which should not be...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1986
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1986, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 61-63 |
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Summary: | Doctors who entered the National Health Service to practice medicine now find themselves forced to practise selection. It seems that patients are being lost at GP level. Surely the basis of a good relationship between doctor and patient relies on trust and trust is based on truth which should not be concealed from patients. And should any one dare decide the quality of life for another human being? |
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ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1136/jme.12.2.61 |