A Duty to treat? A Right to refrain? Bangladeshi physicians in moral dilemma during COVID-19
Abstract Background Normally, physicians understand they have a duty to treat patients, and they perform accordingly consistent with codes of medical practice, standards of care, and inner moral motivation. In the case of COVID-19 pandemic in a developing country such as Bangladesh, however, the fac...
Main Authors: | Norman K. Swazo, Md. Munir Hossain Talukder, Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13010-020-00091-6 |
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