Perspective: A proposed medical school curriculum to help students recognize and resolve ethical issues of global health outreach work

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 210-215

  Lahey, Timothy ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84856544348     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823f3fb1     Document Type: Review

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