Truth telling, autonomy and the role of metaphor

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-14

  Kirklin, D ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HONESTY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; METAPHOR; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINALLY ILL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33846439017     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.014993     Document Type: Article

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