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The Healer's Power

Hardcover • 1992 • English

The Healer's Power

By Howard Brody

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About the book

"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." "Dr. Brody first reviews literary works d...Show more

Medical ethics and professional conduct
Doctor / patient relationship
Public health and preventive medicine

Book details

ISBN

9780300051742

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

1992

Language

English

Original title

The Healer's Power

Format

Hardcover

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