Journal Title
Title of Journal: Sci Eng Ethics
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Abbravation: Science and Engineering Ethics
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Ritesh G Menezes Sadip Pant Bhuchitra Singh Bankura Jagadish Rao Padubidri M Arun
Publish Date: 2012/10/06
Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 673-675
Abstract
The doctorpatient relationship is based on an emotional bond of trust In the yesteryears the availability of treatment modalities and cures for a disease or deformity was relatively less This had given the doctor very few options to exercise in professional practice To compound the fact the past patient populace was less aware of medical techniques and therapies Thus it was the doctors’ sole decision to go ahead with a set of ‘tried therapies’ for evaluation and treatment of a disease process With the advent of science and technology modern medicine offers a wide variety of techniques to cure a given ailment The wellinformed patients’ role has become one of the most important aspects in choosing a particular line of treatment The extended task of a modern doctor is to familiarize the patient to the disease the likelihood of acquiring it diagnostic tools standard treatment available alternative treatment methods and an overall knowledge of potential risks
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