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Should doctors talk to relatives without a competent patient’s consent?
Abstract
A view from a student: ethical teaching, based on ethical guidelines, is at odds with clinical practice. Is this poor practice, or is the ethical guidance too simple?
- confidentiality
- guidelines
- student
- teaching
- informed consent
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