Dealing with ethical problems in the healthcare system in Lithuania: Achievements and challenges

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 584-587

  Bankauskaite, V ^a   Jakusovaite, I ^b  

^a MSC   (Spain)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; LAW; LITHUANIA; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LITHUANIA; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 33749864273     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.014761     Document Type: Article

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