Action ethical dilemmas in surgery: An interview study of practicing surgeons

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Torjuul, Kirsti ^a   Nordam, Ann ^b   Sørlie, Venke ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT RIGHT; PHENOMENOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ETHICS; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, CLINICAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NARRATION; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; WAITING LISTS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 23944523160     PISSN: 14726939     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-6-7     Document Type: Article

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