RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Doctor-patient relationship
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 121
OP 126
DO 10.15537/smj.2016.2.13602
VO 37
IS 2
A1 Chamsi-Pasha, Hassan
A1 Albar, Mohammed A.
YR 2016
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/37/2/121.abstract
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.