Abandoning the Golden Rule: The problem with "putting ourselves in the patient's place"

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 68-73

  Kothari, Sunil ^a,b   Kirschner, Kristi L ^c,d  

^a Brain Injury and Stroke Program   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Clinical ethics; Decision making; Disabled persons; Physician patient relations; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSCIOUSNESS; DISABLED PERSON; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STROKE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENTS;

EID: 33750995562     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1304-68     Document Type: Review

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