Ethics and rural healthcare: What really happens? What might help?

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 52-56

  Cook, Ann Freeman ^a   Hoas, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Ethics; Frontier; Healthcare; Rural; United States

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARD; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CREDENTIALING; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ETHICS CONSULTATION; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERRORS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OWNERSHIP; PHARMACIES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46049115458     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802166009     Document Type: Short Survey

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