Informing the patient about a fatal disease: From paternalism to autonomy - The Jewish view

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 949-953

  Rosner, Fred ^a,b,c  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Informing the patient; Medical information disclosure; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATERNALISM; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; JUDAISM; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 10844239941     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CNV-200039687     Document Type: Review

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