Ethical difficulties in clinical practice: Experiences of European doctors

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-57

  Hurst, S A ^a   Perrier, A ^b   Pegoraro, R ^c   Reiter Theil, S ^d   Forde, R ^e   Slowther, A M ^f   Garrett Mayer, E ^g   Danis, M ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c Fondazione Lanza   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REASSURANCE; SWITZERLAND; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS CONSULTATION; ETHICS, CLINICAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846433725     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.014266     Document Type: Article

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