The meaning of the MASA apology

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 656-660

  Van Heerden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; POLICE; POLITICS; PRISONER; RACE;

ACCOUNTABILITY; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; KILLING; MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA; MISCONDUCT; MORAL COMPLICITY; POLITICAL ACTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION;

COMPLICITY; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029798006     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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