The contractual model of the patient-physician relationship and the demise of medical professionalism

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 420-422

  Hui, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MODEL; PURCHASING; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIETY;

CONTRACTS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 27144466764     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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