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Department of Psychology

Pathways to inhumane care : medical culture in a South African emergency unit

Abstract

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While a comprehensive set of laws and ethical guidelines legally protects patients and promotes their access to good quality health care, inhumane and abusive medical practices have, nevertheless, been documented internationally. A large and varied body of work documents multiple aspects of medical culture.

Degree

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Department of Psychology
Year dc:date.issued
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Shelmerdine, Sarah
Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
  • Swartz, Sally
  • Foster, Don

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11385
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11385

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Shelmerdine, Sarah. Pathways to inhumane care : medical culture in a South African emergency unit. Department of Psychology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11385