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Over or Under Treatment









                                                     What are some ethical challenges
                                                     involved in treatment?


                                                     The major ethical issues, in order of their
                                                     importance, were:
                                                     • Patients' Rights
                                                     • Equity of resources
                                                     • Confidentiality of the patients
                                                     • Patient Safety
                     Introduction                    • Conflict of Interests

            Potential ethical violation that         • Ethics of privatization
                                                     • Informed Consent
            places fundamental of autonomy,
            beneficence and non-maleficence          • Dealing with the opposite sex
            at stake
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