Do patients have responsibilities in a free-market system? A personal perspective

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Civaner, Mural ^a   Arda, Berna ^b  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Moral obligations; Patient non adherence; Professional patient relationships

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ALTRUISM; EMPATHY; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHTS; ROLE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 40449109941     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007086024     Document Type: Review

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