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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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2000
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of medical ethics
Έτος: 2000, Τόμος: 26, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 194-197 |
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| Σύνοψη: | 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 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1136/jme.26.3.194 |
