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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;158(4):1343-1345.
doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.007. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Legal Immunity for Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Needs to Address Legal and Ethical Challenges

Robert L Klitzman  1
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Editorial

Legal Immunity for Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Needs to Address Legal and Ethical Challenges

Robert L Klitzman. Chest. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; ethics; law; policy; triage.

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