Ethical issues encountered by medical students during international health electives

Medical Education

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 704-711

  Elit, Laurie ^a   Hunt, Matthew ^a,b   Redwood Campbell, Lynda ^a   Ranford, Jennifer ^c   Adelson, Naomi ^d   Schwartz, Lisa ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958209364     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.03936.x     Document Type: Article

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