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Ethical dimensions of diagnosis: A case study and analysis

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A rational reconstruction of the role of moral values in diagnostic reasoning is undertaken. In the context of a case study it is shown how value and ethical considerations come into play in the complex course of making diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.

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Research for this paper was supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, NEH grant number ED-32239-78-090.

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McCullough, L.B., Christianson, C.E. Ethical dimensions of diagnosis: A case study and analysis. Metamedicine 2, 129–143 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00884418

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