Moral damage to health care professionals and trainees: Legalism and other consequences for patients and colleagues

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-43

  Rentmeester, Christy A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Callousness; Clinical moral perception; Legalism; Moral damage; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 47249092836     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhm006     Document Type: Article

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