Medical ethics: A slow but sustained revolution in Pakistan's healthcare

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 706-707

  Shamim, Muhammad Shahid ^a   Shamim, Muhammad Shahzad ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PAKISTAN; PATIENT RIGHT; RESEARCH ETHICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PAKISTAN;

EID: 77956205310     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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