The IntegratedEthics™ Staff Survey: A Tool to Evaluate and Improve Ethical Practices in Health Care

AJOB Primary Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-19

  Pearlman, Robert A ^a   Bottrell, Melissa M ^b   Altemose, Jane ^c   Foglia, Mary Beth ^d   Fox, Ellen ^b  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b National Center for Ethics in Health Care   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; bioethics; empirical research; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873941945     PISSN: 21507716     EISSN: 21507724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21507716.2012.752416     Document Type: Review

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