Responsibility as a meta-virtue: Truth-telling, deliberation and wisdom in medical professionalism

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Barilan, Y M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VIRTUES;

EID: 66549127407     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.025411     Document Type: Article

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