While a comprehensive set of laws and ethical guidelines legally protects patients and promotes their access to good quality health care, inhumane and abusive medical practices have, nevertheless, been documented internationally. A large and varied body of work documents multiple aspects of medical culture.
Reference:
Shelmerdine, S. 2011. Pathways to inhumane care : medical culture in a South African emergency unit. University of Cape Town.
Shelmerdine, S. (2011). Pathways to inhumane care : medical culture in a South African emergency unit. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11385
Shelmerdine, Sarah. "Pathways to inhumane care : medical culture in a South African emergency unit." Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11385
Shelmerdine S. Pathways to inhumane care : medical culture in a South African emergency unit. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11385
