A question of care.
The physicians and nurses who care for Canada's cardiac patients are highly regarded for their technical competence. However, Henry Comor wonders if they now place too much emphasis on the science of medicine and too little on its art. His observations follow a quadruple bypass operation.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002170:Canada; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D004645:Empathy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012944:Social Support; D014342:Truth Disclosure