Physicians and Patients in Transition
Despite growing consumerism and skepticism about authority in the culture as a whole, most patients continue to be pliant. If there is a serious threat to physician autonomy, it is more likely to come from third-party payers and new forms of medical practice, particularly the rise of for-profit hosp...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1985
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| In: |
The Hastings Center report
Year: 1985, Volume: 15, Issue: 6, Pages: 9-12 |
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| Summary: | Despite growing consumerism and skepticism about authority in the culture as a whole, most patients continue to be pliant. If there is a serious threat to physician autonomy, it is more likely to come from third-party payers and new forms of medical practice, particularly the rise of for-profit hospital chains, than from patients. Though physicians are restless, they will learn to adapt to the new conditions of practice. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-146X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3563062 |
