The Healer's Power
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- Synopsis
-
Although the physician’s use and misuse of power have been discussed in the social sciences and in literature, they have never been explored in medical ethics until now.
In this book, Dr. Howard Brody argues that the central task is not to reduce the physician’s power, as others have suggested, but to develop guidelines for its use, so that the doctor shares with the patient both information and the responsibility for deciding on appropriate treatment.
- Copyright:
- 1992
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 328 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780300057836
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 07/21/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Copyright © 1992 by Yale University.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.