The physician and prison hunger strikes: Reflecting on the experience in Turkey

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-172

  Oguz, N Y ^a   Miles, S H ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FEEDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PRISON; PRISONER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; WAR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES;

DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRISONERS; STARVATION; TURKEY;

EID: 15044355263     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.006973     Document Type: Article

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