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The Price of a Gift: An Approach to Receiving Gifts from Patients in Psychiatric Practice

David H. Brendel The Ethics Committee, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
, MD, PhD,
James Chu The Ethics Committee, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
, MD,
Jennifer Radden The Ethics Committee, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
, DPhil,
Howard Leeper The Ethics Committee, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
, MEd,
Harrison G. Pope The Ethics Committee, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
, MD,
Jacqueline Samson The Ethics Committee, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
, PhD,
Gail Tsimprea The Ethics Committee, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
, PhD &
J. Alexander Bodkin The Ethics Committee, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
, MD show all
Pages 43-51 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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