Clinician integrity and limits to patient autonomy

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 495-499

  Lantos, John ^a   Matlock, Ann Marie ^b   Wendler, David ^b  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 79551529868     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.32     Document Type: Article

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