Doctors are often caught in a _____ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.
Many doctors direct their patients to name-brand drugs, but smart consumers know that generic drugs cost half as much as buying name-brand drugs.
The author uses the example of cancer patients to show that ______.
The doctor will get more practice out of me than out of ten ordinary patients.
Further evaluation was recommended only in patients unresponsive to an empirical trial of medical therapy.
Patients are now advised to ______.
For many patients, institutional care is the most _____ and beneficial form of care.
In a hospital, nurses are usually kinder and friendlier towards patients than are the physicians.
Patients" bills of rights require that they () informed about their condition and about alternatives for treatment.
Doctors give less importance to the communication between patients and doctors mainly because ______.