Cybermedicine and the moral integrity of the physician-patient relationship

Ethics and Information Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-91

  Bauer, Keith ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Compassion; Cybermedicine; Disembodiment; Disinterested reflection; Embodiment; Physician patient relationship; Telepresence; Trust

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

COMPASSION; CYBERMEDICINE; DISEMBODIMENT; EMBODIMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TELEPRESENCE; TRUST;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 67349107949     PISSN: 13881957     EISSN: 15728439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10676-004-4591-7     Document Type: Article

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