Talking about spirituality in the clinical setting: Can being professional require being personal?

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 4-11

  Kuczewski, Mark G ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics consultation; Cultural competence; Ethics consultation; Medicine; Physician patient relationship; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIGION;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS CONSULTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 34547262845     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701399545     Document Type: Article

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