The inherent paternalism in clinical practice

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 299-311

  Wulff, Henrik R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical decision makin; Empathy; Ethics; Hermeneutics; Objective facts; Values

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; TRUST;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; ICELAND; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUSTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATERNALISM; PATIENT; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TECHNICAL EXPERTISE; UNCERTAINTY; VALUES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; AUTONOMY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CASE STUDIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; JUSTICE; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TECHNICAL EXPERTISE; TRUST; UNCERTAINTY; VALUES;

ADULT; BENEFICENCE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; EMPATHY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ICELAND; INFORMED CONSENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0029320578     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/20.3.299     Document Type: Article

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