The ethical foundation of American medicine in search of social justice

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1482-1484

  Kirch, Darrell G ^a   Vernon, David J ^a  

^a ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64249172313     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.456     Document Type: Note

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