PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hassan Chamsi-Pasha
AU  - Mohammed A. Albar
TI  - Doctor-patient relationship
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2016.2.13602
DP  - 2016 Feb 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 121--126
VI  - 37
IP  - 2
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/2/121.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/2/121.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2016 Feb 01; 37
AB  - The doctor-patient relationship is an intricate concept in which patients voluntarily approach a doctor and become part of a contract by which they tend to abide by doctor’s instructions. Over recent decades, this relationship has changed dramatically due to privatization and commercialization of the health sector. A review of the relevant literature in the database of MEDLINE published in English between 1966 and August 2015 was performed with the following keywords: doctor-patient relationship, physician-patient relationship, ethics, and Islam. The Muslim doctor should be familiar with the Islamic teachings on the daily issues faced in his/her practice and the relationship with his/her patients.