Should physicians fake diagnoses to help their patients?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-136

  Helgesson, Gert ^a   Lynoe N ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTRACEPTION; DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PATERNALISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECUMBENCY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

ADOPTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECEPTION; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATERNALISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 40649113199     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.018945     Document Type: Article

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