What should we say?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-12

  Savulescu, J ^a   Foddy, Bennett ^b,c,d   Rogers, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Australian Stem Cell Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WELLBEING;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DISEASE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MORALS; MOTIVATION; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SPEECH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 30644480844     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.012781     Document Type: Article

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