P

Parsons, Talcott, 27 -30, 33

Paternalism, 31 ;

distinguished from just doctoring, 89 -90;

in informed consent case law, 98 -99, 107 -109;

and traditional medical ethics, 51 -55

Patrick v. Burger,235

Pauly, Mark, 178 , 210

Payment for health care: fee for service, 30 , 37 ;

prospective, 59 -60, 181 -182

Pellegrino, Edmund, 36 -37, 64 -65, 89 , 91 -92

Percival, Thomas, 31

Plante, Marcus, 100

Pluralism, 51

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, 174

Positivism, 19

Pratt v. Davis,100 -101

Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs), 181

President's Commission for study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research, 224

Priest, George, 128 -129

Professional Duties of Physicians, 232 -239

Professional Standard Review Organizations (PSRO's), 55

Professions, 27 -28, 79 -81

Prostatectomy, 117

Public health, 38 -39;

and HIV testing policy, 169