A wolf in sheep's clothing: A critical look at the ethics of drug taking

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7419, 2003, Pages 856-858

  Heath, Iona ^a  

^a Caversham Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GELATIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

BUDGET; CONSULTATION; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERNET; MEDICAL ETHICS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG THERAPY; ETHICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0141974832     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7419.856     Document Type: Review

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