In harm's way: AMA physicians and the duty to treat

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-87

  Clark, Chalmers C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duty to treat; Professional autonomy; Public trust; Social contract; Trust

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DUTY TO TREAT; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIVIDUALITY; LANGUAGE; LOGIC; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORALITY; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIETY;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL ETHICS (AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION);

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; CODES OF ETHICS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REFUSAL TO TREAT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17444380112     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310590907066     Document Type: Review

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