Croatian physicians' and nurses' experience with ethical issues in clinical practice

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 450-455

  Sorta Bilajac, Iva ^a   Bazdaric K ^a   Brozovic B ^a   Agich, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROATIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CROATIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS CONSULTATION; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL IMPAIRMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 55249083123     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.021402     Document Type: Article

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