How Hospital Leaders and Risk Managers Can Nurture Ethics-Driven Lawyering

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ID15746342
AutoresNorine A McGrath (Georgetown University, autor de correspondencia), Evan G DeRenzo (MedStar Washington Hospital Center), John K Kilcullen (MedStar Washington Hospital Center), Jennifer Schwartz (0000-0002-5091-3137, University of Maryland, Baltimore)
Año2020
Volumen22
Número11
PáginasE933-939
Fecha de publicación2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
EditorialAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/amajethics.2020.933
PMID33274705
OpenAlexW3096430324
IdiomaEN
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