Medical hubris and the public health: The ethical dimension

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 619-621

  McCormick, James ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCREENING;

EID: 0029984008     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(96)00039-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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