"It's crucial they're treated as patients": Ethical guidance and empirical evidence regarding treating doctor-patients

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-11

  Fox, F E ^a   Taylor, G J ^b   Harris, M F ^a   Rodham, K J ^c   Sutton, J ^d   Scott, J ^a   Robinson, B ^e  

^a Hope House Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^e Bristol General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77951625482     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.029066     Document Type: Article

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