Defensive medicine or economically motivated corruption? A Confucian reflection on physician care in China today

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-648

  Chen, Xiao Yang ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Confucian virtues; Defensive medicine; Market; Medical corruption; Profit

Indexed keywords

CHINA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL CARE; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN; RELIGION; REVIEW;

CHINA; CONFUCIANISM; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 36249001314     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310701681021     Document Type: Review

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