What and who are clinical ethics committees for?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 497-500

  McLean, Sheila A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 34548784336     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.021394     Document Type: Editorial

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