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10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.nlit1-1604.
Despite challenges of decision making for unrepresented patients, few laws or policy statements offer solutions. This article offers 5 key things to do.
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10.1001/amajethics.2019.582.
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Guidelines are needed to help ensure that trainee, institutional, and faculty engagement in global health is ethically appropriate and mutually beneficial for all involved.
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10.1001/amajethics.2019.759.