Discriminatory referrals: Uncovering a potential ethical dilemma facing practitioners

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-155

  Shiles, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Decision making; Discrimination; Ethics; Referrals

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449562698     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508420902772777     Document Type: Article

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