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Journal of Medicine and the Person

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01.12.2012 | Editorial

Personhood: an inconvenient truth

verfasst von: Lodovico Balducci

Erschienen in: Journal of Medicine and the Person | Ausgabe 3/2012

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The ultimate goal of medicine is the service of the person. This axiom, implied in the Hippocratic Oath, assumes that life, health, and freedom from discomfort are preconditions for the full expression of personal riches. All cultures seem to subscribe to this axiom, irrespective of religious beliefs or social and political organizations, situation in which one may consult a physician with the goal of “getting worse” in terms of health or of symptoms. …

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Titel: Personhood: an inconvenient truth
verfasst von: Lodovico Balducci
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2012
Verlag: Springer Milan
Erschienen in: Journal of Medicine and the Person / Ausgabe 3/2012
Print ISSN: 2035-9411
Elektronische ISSN: 2036-3877
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12682-012-0136-8

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