The medical ethos and social responsibility in clinical medicine

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 157-169

  Francis, Charles K ^a,b  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Biomedical research; Medical ethos; Racism; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEGRO; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; SYPHILIS; TUSKEGEE SYPHILIS STUDY; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; TUSKEGEE SYPHILIS STUDY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CLINICAL MEDICINE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RESEARCH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035345558     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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