Commentary: Responding More Broadly and Ethically

The AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs' position statement on “Disaster Preparedness and Response” is a welcome discussion of an important issue: the extent to which physicians have a responsibility to treat people affected by disasters in which the nature, source, and cause of...

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Authors: Zwi, Anthony B. (Author) ; McNeill, Paul M. (Author) ; Grove, Natalie J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2006
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2006, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 428-431
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Summary:The AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs' position statement on “Disaster Preparedness and Response” is a welcome discussion of an important issue: the extent to which physicians have a responsibility to treat people affected by disasters in which the nature, source, and cause of the harm is unclear and where the risk is largely unknown.All authors contributed fully to drafting and shaping this paper.
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180106240520