Ravindran, G D2019-09-252019-09-252015-12-1320080975-5691http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/231255"Medicine is one of the few professions that sets a code of behaviour for its practitioners. In the past the relationship between the doctor and patient was paternalistic. Today this has changed. Advancement of medical science and technology has made a tremendous impact on medical practice. Rising costs of medical care and scarce resources pose dilemmas to the practitioner of medicine"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderMedical ethicsMedicinecode of behaviourmedical practiceMethods of ethicsBioethicsMedical ethicsCommunity ethicsEducation and ethicsArticle