A report on small team clinical ethics consultation programmes in Japan

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 858-862

  Fukuyama, M ^a,b   Asai, A ^b   Itai, K ^c   Bito, S ^d  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CASE REPORT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; BIOETHICS; ETHICS CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 57149121319     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.024307     Document Type: Article

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