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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Virginia Sheffield, Lauren B Smith |
| Abstract |
Preferential treatment of patients whom we deem "very important" is a practice that is common in our health care system. The impact of this designation and the care that results is rarely studied or scrutinized. Although we assume that this type of treatment results in superior outcomes, this assumption can be wrong for a variety of reasons, which we discuss here. In addition to expressing unjust preferential treatment for some patients and not others, VIP medicine could compromise patient safety. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 58% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Djibouti | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 63% |
| Scientists | 4 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 15 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 33% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 20% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 2 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 33% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 20% |
| Philosophy | 1 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 13% |