Family caregivers, patients and physicians: Ethical guidance to optimize relationships

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-260

  Mitnick, Sheryl ^a   Leffler, Cathy ^c   Hood, Virginia L ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Caregivers; Palliative; Physician; Relationships

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; REVIEW;

CAREGIVERS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 77951133622     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1206-3     Document Type: Review

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