Compassion Is a Necessity and an Individual and Collective Responsibility; Comment on “Why and How Is Compassion Necessary to Provide Good Quality Healthcare?”

Compassion is a complex process that is innate, determined in part by individual traits, and modulated by a myriad of conscious and unconscious factors, immediate context, social structures and expectations, and organizational “culture.” Compassion is an ethical foundation of healthcare and a widely...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beth A. Lown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_3037_bb27c9f870b81b0fc9602b6f4861c5b3.html