Disclosure of terminal illness to patients and families: Diversity of governing codes in 14 Islamic countries

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 472-475

  Abdulhameed, Hunida E ^a   Hammami, Muhammad M ^a   Hameed Mohamed, Elbushra A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FAMILY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATERNALISM; PATIENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FAMILY; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; ISLAM; PATERNALISM; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINALLY ILL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 80052414304     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.038497     Document Type: Article

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