Medical confidentiality and the competent patient

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 686-689

  Niveau, Gerard ^a   Burkhardt, Sandra ^a   Chiesa, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BENEFICENCE; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SWITZERLAND; VERY ELDERLY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENEFICENCE; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SWITZERLAND; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886746353     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-100947     Document Type: Article

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