Corruption ruins the doctor-patient relationship in India

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Berger, David ^a  

^a Hyperbaric Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW;

CRIME; HUMANS; INDIA; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84900461455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g3169     Document Type: Review

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