Bioethics and professionalism in popular television medical dramas

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 203-206

  Czarny, Matthew J ^a   Faden, Ruth R ^b,c   Sugarman, Jeremy ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; DRAMA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952827535     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.033621     Document Type: Article

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