Corruption in medical practice: How far have we gone?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-94

  Muhammad Gadit, Amin A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

FRAUD; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS;

EID: 78651259215     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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