Should non-disclosures be considered as morally equivalent to lies within the doctor-patient relationship?

In modern practice, doctors who outright lie to their patients are often condemned, yet those who employ non-lying deceptions tend to be judged less critically. Some areas of non-disclosure have recently been challenged: not telling patients about resuscitation decisions; inadequately informing pati...

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Authors: Cox, L. (Author) ; Fritz, Zoe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2016
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 42, Issue: 10, Pages: 632-635
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