Surgical missions to developing countries: Ethical conflicts

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 476-479

  Isaacson, Glenn ^a   Drum, Elizabeth T ^a   Cohen, Michael S ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANESTHESIST; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHIOPIA; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; NURSE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MISSION; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 77957269120     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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