Medicine's continuing quest for an excuse to avoid relationships with patients

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 13-15

  Brody, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECUMBENCY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNICATION; DECEPTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71649097774     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160903316313     Document Type: Article

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