Respecting the autonomy of cancer patients when talking with their families: Qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews with patients

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7059, 1996, Pages 729-731

  Benson, John ^a   Britten, Nicky ^b  

^a St Thomas's Hospitals ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PATIENT; CONFIDENTIALITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY;

EID: 0029785139     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7059.729     Document Type: Article

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