Medicine, ethics and religion: Rational or irrational?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 385-387

  Orr, Robert D ^a   Genesen, Leigh B ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Futility; Irrational; Rational; Religion; Social justice

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031732920     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.24.6.385     Document Type: Short Survey

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