Nostrums, quackery, and ethics in vascular surgery: How to remain true to the path of Hippocrates and still feed our families

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 389-394

  Ascher, Enrico ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPENSATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MARKETING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CERTIFICATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; MASS MEDIUM; QUACKERY; STANDARD; SURGERY;

NOSTRUM;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CERTIFICATION; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MARKETING; NOSTRUMS; QUACKERY; SURGERY; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 3442900198     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.05.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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