Can deceiving patients be morally acceptable?
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Abstract
Daniel K Sokol argues that on rare occasions benignly deceiving patients can be morally acceptable, and he has devised a decision checklist to help doctors facing such a dilemma
Medical subject headings
- Deception
- Morals
- Physician-Patient Relations