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Inflated Interpretation And Hollow Hermeneutics, Barry Hoffmaster Dec 1990

Inflated Interpretation And Hollow Hermeneutics, Barry Hoffmaster

C. Barry Hoffmaster

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Ethical Decision Making By Family Doctors In Canada, Britain And The United States, Barry Hoffmaster, Moira Stewart, Ronald Christie Dec 1990

Ethical Decision Making By Family Doctors In Canada, Britain And The United States, Barry Hoffmaster, Moira Stewart, Ronald Christie

C. Barry Hoffmaster

Family doctors in Canada and the U.S. and general practitioners in England and Wales were sent a questionnaire containing six cases that raised moral issues. The doctors were asked to select the most appropriate course of action for each case as well as reasons for that decision. The ethical problems concerned how much information to divulge to patients, how extensively a physician should become involved in the lifestyles of patients, and how to deal with a possible family problem. The respondents selected different courses of action for the cases. More U.S. than Canadian or British physicians chose to divulge information, …


The Theory And Practice Of Applied Ethics, Barry Hoffmaster Dec 1990

The Theory And Practice Of Applied Ethics, Barry Hoffmaster

C. Barry Hoffmaster

No abstract provided.