Experience of ethics training and support for health care professionals in international aid work

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-99

  Hunt, Matthew R ^a   Schwartz, Lisa ^b   Elit, Laurie ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING;

EID: 84859237422     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/phr033     Document Type: Article

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