Serve the people: Understanding ideology and professional ethics of medicine in China

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-309

  Yang, Jingqing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Ideology; Medical professionals; Power; Professional ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISTORY; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MEDICAL ETHICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

CHINA; COMMUNISM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIALISM;

EID: 78149360782     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-009-0127-y     Document Type: Article

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