Like marriage, without the romance
Physicians and philosophers have contributed to the field of medical ethics several different paradigms for the physician-patient relationship. Here I suggest another: marriage. Patients usually enter into relationships as we enter marriage: we allow our high hopes to obscure the possibility of deep...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2000
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Journal of medical ethics
Jahr: 2000, Band: 26, Heft: 3, Seiten: 194-197 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Physicians and philosophers have contributed to the field of medical ethics several different paradigms for the physician-patient relationship. Here I suggest another: marriage. Patients usually enter into relationships as we enter marriage: we allow our high hopes to obscure the possibility of deep disappointment. The argument of the essay encourages renewed focus on the contractual element of physician-patient relationships. |
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| ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1136/jme.26.3.194 |
