Ethics in the marketing of medical services

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-250

  Latham, Stephen R ^a  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Health care; Market competition; Medical marketing; Placement; Price; Product; Professionalism; Promotion

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKETING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING; FEES, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644308784     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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