Opportunities and ethical challenges for the practice of medicine in the digital era

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 113-117

  Herron, Patrick D ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Ethics; Orthopedics; Professionalism; Social media; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939974964     PISSN: 1935973X     EISSN: 19359748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12178-015-9264-0     Document Type: Review

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