Vol , Issue Date of Publication: April 01, 2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2006.027

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Gifts with multiple edges

Bashir Mamdani
MEENAL Mamdani
Abstract:
The giving of gifts is an ancient and ubiquitous human activity. However, when a patient gives the gift to her/his doctor, ethical considerations may arise. The author begins the article with the story of an elderly man who walks into the emergency department of a hospital in severe pain. The doctor on call treats him, promptly and kindly. A few days later the patient gives the doctor an expensive bottle of champagne.


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