Are doctors altruistic?
There is a growing belief in the US that medicine is an altruistic profession, and that physicians display altruism in their daily work. We argue that one of the most fundamental features of medical professionalism is a fiduciary responsibility to patients, which implies a duty or obligation to act...
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BMJ Publ.
2002
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 68-69 |
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