Core values in healthcare or why the patient isn't an afterthought

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-9

  Campbell, Alastair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dignity; Ethics of care; Health care ethics; Principles; Values; Virtue ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 56949093368     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200500002     Document Type: Review

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