The varieties of dignity

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-81

  Nordenfelt, Lennart ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dignity; Identity; Menschenw rde; Merit; Moral stature; Respect; Self respect; Value

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; HUMAN; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; SOCIAL CLASS;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

AGED; HUMANS; MORALS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 17044401440     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HCAN.0000041183.78435.4b     Document Type: Review

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