Metaphors and models of doctor-patient r
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James F. Childress; Mark Siegler
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Article
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1984
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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Many metaphors and models have been applied to relationships between patients and physicians. One example is an interpretation of physician-patient relationships as paternalistic. In this case, the physician is regarded as a parent and the patient is regarded as a child. Opponents of such a paternal