Should doctors inform terminally ill patients? The opinions of nationals and doctors in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-107

  Harrison, Ann ^a,b   Al Saadi, Ahmed M H ^a   Al Kaabi, Ali S O ^a   Al Kaabi, Mohammed R S ^a   Al Bedwawi, Saif S M ^a   Al Kaabi, Saif O M ^a   Al Neaimi, Salem B S ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0030910341     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.23.2.101     Document Type: Article

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