Ethical Challenges and Considerations of Short-Term International Medical Initiatives: An Excursion to Ghana as a Case Study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Jesus, John E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 72149119084     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.07.014     Document Type: Note

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