The patient's duty to adhere to prescribed treatment: An ethical analysis

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-188

  Resnik, David B ^a,b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracts; Non adherence; Noncompliance; Patient's duties; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

CONTRACT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WELFARE;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; CONTRACTS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 18544380564     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310590926849     Document Type: Review

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