Ethical issues in hospital medicine

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 869-886

  Rajput, Vijay ^a,b   Bekes, Carolyn E ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division of Genetics Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Cooper University Health Care 3   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 0036656616     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(02)00013-5     Document Type: Review

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