Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine

Jonathan B. ImberPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0691168142

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Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine

Jonathan B. ImberPrinceton University Press

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ISBN-10: 0691168148 · ISBN-13: 978‑0691168142 · 2008 · Paperback Edition

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Jonathan B. Imber examines the shifting landscape of the physician-patient relationship, tracing the historical erosion of the medical profession's moral authority in the United States. Through a sociological lens, the text analyzes how institutional changes and evolving public expectations have fundamentally transformed the nature of professional trust in American medicine.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Paperback Edition2008
Pages: 248Language: English

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