Clash of definitions: Controversies about conscience in medicine

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 10-14

  Lawrence, Ryan E ^a   Curlin, Farr A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Christianity; Conscience; Ethics; Islam; Judaism; Philosophy; Religion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONSCIENCE; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

CHRISTIANITY; CONSCIENCE; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; ISLAM; JUDAISM; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NEGOTIATING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIANS; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37549037120     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701709859     Document Type: Article

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