Variable meanings for the definition of disease

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 215-232

  Merskey, Harold ^a  

^a London Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease; Obligation; Patient physician relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

DISEASE; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0022765769     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/11.3.215     Document Type: Article

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