Can physicians' care be neutral regarding religion?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 677-679

  Hall, Daniel E ^a,b,d   Curlin, Farr ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW;

EID: 3042770777     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200407000-00012     Document Type: Review

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