The medical humanities today: Humane health care or tool of governance?

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Petersen, Alan ^a   Bleakley, Alan ^b   Brömer, Rainer ^c   Marshall, Rob ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctor patient relationship; Evidence based medicine; Governance; Humane healthcare; Medical humanities; Patients' rights; Publict trust

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT RIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 38849124891     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10912-007-9044-y     Document Type: Editorial

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6. Ibid.
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