Principles and procedures of medical ethics case consultation

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 140-144

  Banerjee, Dipanjan ^a   Kuschner, Ware G ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW;

EID: 33947392143     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.3.22850     Document Type: Review

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