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Physician Paternalism

Physician Paternalism is a normative model within medical ethics and clinical decision-making in which the physician assumes a directive role in patient care, prioritizing professional judgment over patient autonomy under the belief that such authority serves the patient’s best interests.

174

Publications

9.4K

Citations

311

Authors

185

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

20

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Publications

174

Strangers at the bedside: a history of how law and bioethics transformed medical decision making

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 552 citations

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The Shared Decision-Making Continuum

Alexander A. Kon · JAMA · 2010 · 457 citations

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Shared Decision Making, Paternalism and Patient Choice

Lars Sandman, Christian Munthe · Health Care Analysis · 2009 · 314 citations

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Informed and shared decision-making: the crux of patient-centered care.

W. Wayne Weston · PubMed · 2001 · 233 citations · Full text

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The flight of physicians from West Africa: Views of African physicians and implications for policy

Amy Hagopian, Anthony Ofosu, Adesegun Fatusi et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 2005 · 194 citations

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Authors

311

  1. DJ
    David J. Rothman

    Columbia University, United States

    3 publications · 351 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. RF
    Rei­dun Før­de

    University of Oslo, Norway

    2 publications · 143 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. AC
    Alan Cross

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    2 publications · 74 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. LJ
    Lawrence J. Schneiderman

    University of California San Diego, United States

    2 publications · 92 citations

    2

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  5. DC
    David C. Thomasma

    Loyola University Medical Center, United States

    2 publications · 155 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

185

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    121 citations

  2. Institute of Medical Ethics

    St Helens, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    107 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    825 citations

  4. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    212 citations

  5. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    127 citations

  6. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  7. National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    70 citations

  8. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    136 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 14 publications · 728 citations

    12

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  2. Journal of Medical Ethics

    12 publications · 399 citations

    11

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  4. Social Science & Medicine

    7 publications · 518 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. JAMA

    6 publications · 841 citations

    6

    h-index

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