Eye on religion: Confucianism, autonomy and patient care

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 685-687

  Tsai, Daniel Fu Chang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRITUAL CARE; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CONFUCIANISM; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MORALS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 33745683742     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000222398.48333.04     Document Type: Short Survey

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