Residents' access to ethics consultations: Knowledge, use, and perceptions

Academic Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-175

  Gacki Smith, Jessica ^a   Gordon, Elisa J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SERVICE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 12844280596     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200502000-00014     Document Type: Review

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