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. 1986 Jun;12(2):61–63. doi: 10.1136/jme.12.2.61

Dialysis or death? Doctors should stop covering up for an inadequate health service.

E D Ward
PMCID: PMC1375317  PMID: 3735359

Abstract

Doctors who entered the National Health Service to practice medicine now find themselves forced to practise selection. It seems that patients are being lost at GP level. Surely the basis of a good relationship between doctor and patient relies on trust and trust is based on truth which should not be concealed from patients. And should any one dare decide the quality of life for another human being?

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