Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 129-136 , January 2007

Ethics and the pediatric surgeon

  • Mary E. Fallat

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 (502) 629 8638; fax: +1 (502) 583 9735.
    • ,
  • Donna A. Caniano

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Annie H. Fecteau

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • The American Pediatric Surgical Association Ethics and Advocacy Committee

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 Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, May 20–24, 2006, Hilton Head, SC.

PII: S0022-3468(06)00665-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.09.013

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 129-136 , January 2007

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