Dual loyalty of physicians in the military and in civilian life

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2161-2167

  Benatar, Solomon R ^a,b   Upshur, Ross E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISSENT AND DISPUTES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS COMMITTEES; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TORTURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149109326     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.124644     Document Type: Review

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