Differential diagnosis and the suspension of judgment

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 487-500

  Kennedy, Ashley Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epistemology; Ethics; Evidence; Physicianpatient relationship; Respect; Virtues

Indexed keywords

ADDISON DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; EPISTEMOLOGY; ETHICS; EVIDENCE; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPECT;

ADDISON DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LYME DISEASE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

DIAGNOSIS; EPISTEMOLOGY; ETHICS; EVIDENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RESPECT; VIRTUES;

EID: 84888368944     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jht043     Document Type: Article

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