Is honesty always the best policy? Ethical aspects of truth telling

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 578-580

  Gold, Michelle ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Consent; Multicultural; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PATIENT RIGHTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 8344285003     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2004.00673.x     Document Type: Review

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