Moral angst for surgical residents: A qualitative study

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-576

  Knifed, Eva ^a   Goyal, Aunshu ^a   Bernstein, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics; Moral angst; Moral distress; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NARRATION; OBSTETRICS; ONTARIO; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77949916161     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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