Errors in medicine: Nurturing truthfulness

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 336-340

  Baylis, Françoise ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; OVARY DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST; UNCERTAINTY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; WHISTLEBLOWING;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ANEMIA; CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; OVARIAN DISEASES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNCERTAINTY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 0031309501     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (7)

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