Care ethics for guiding the process of multiple sclerosis diagnosis

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 802-806

  Krahn, Timothy Mark ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMPATHY; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84912027986     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100063     Document Type: Article

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