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- Title
Dignity not fully upheld when seeking health care: experiences expressed by individuals suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
- Authors
Berglund, Britta; Anne-Cathrine, Mattiasson; Randers, Ingrid
- Abstract
The principle of human dignity has assumed importance in ethics and constitutional law throughout the 20th century in the Western world. It calls for respect of each individual as unique, and of treating him or her as a subject, never as a mere object. As such, the principle constitutes an ethical cornerstone in health care. Patients suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) challenge medical care and knowledge in health-care professionals' as symptoms sometimes are vague. Individuals with this disorder have reported not being respected when seeking health care.
- Publication
Disability and rehabilitation, 2010, Vol 32, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0963-8288
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3109/09638280903178407