• Critical care clinics · Jan 1996

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    Ethics in the doctor-patient relationship.

    • D H Smith.
    • Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong.
    • Crit Care Clin. 1996 Jan 1; 12 (1): 179-97.

    AbstractFor historical reasons, much of the attention to the doctor-patient relationship has been based on the concept of informed consent. The concepts of information and consent are both problematic, and as a result, consent forms and advanced directives often undermine the goal that led to the consent doctrine. A better ethic can be derived from stressing the connection between doctor and patient and determining how that connection can be fostered.

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