Exposing poverty and inspiring medical humanitarianism

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-211

  Markel, Howard ^a   Gostin, Lawrence O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISASTER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANISM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; NOTE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED NATIONS; WAR; WELLBEING;

EID: 47049117451     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.45     Document Type: Note

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