Journal of General Internal Medicine

, Volume 9, Issue 11, pp 655–656 | Cite as

Measuring the effectiveness of ethics education

  • Gary S. Fischer
  • Robert M. Arnold
Editorials

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© Society of General Internal Medicine 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • Gary S. Fischer
    • 1
  • Robert M. Arnold
    • 1
  1. 1.Division of General Internal Medicine and Center for Medical EthicsUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical SchoolPittsburgh

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