Duties, fears and physicians

Erich H. Loewy

Social Science & Medicine, 1986, vol. 22, issue 12, 1363-1366

Abstract: This article deals with the physician's fear of contagion using AIDS as a paradigm. It deals with this in four ways: (1) it examines the concepts of duty, fear and courage in their medical setting; (2) it deals with the historical aspects of the problem; (3) it analyzes the role of social contract and professionalism; and (4) it develops a viewpoint of the physician's obligation based on these considerations and predicated on a view of professionalism and social contract.

Keywords: AIDS; risk-taking; social; contract; profession; obligation; courage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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