Principles help to analyse but often give no solution - Secondary prevention after a cardiac event

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-117

  Westin, Lars ^a   Nilstun, Tore ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analysis; Communication; Ethical principles; Ischemic heart disease; Life style change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CONFLICT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JUSTICE; LIFESTYLE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

BENEFICENCE; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SPOUSES;

EID: 33845408933     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-006-0016-6     Document Type: Article

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