Transparency with respect to the health of political leaders

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 751-753

  Reches, Avinoam ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Medical status; Political leaders; Public's right to know; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; LEADERSHIP; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC FIGURE;

CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; POLITICS;

EID: 33751564981     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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