Naval hospital ship heads for home after treating casualties of Gulf War
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The US Navy hospital ship Comfort left the Persian Gulf in May, 2003, after treating more than 600 injured soldiers and civilians, including 200 Iraqi citizens. The ship functions as a level 3 hospital, treating the most severely injured patients. The ship also spent some time in Manhattan after September 11, 2001, offering food, showers, and beds to many rescue workers.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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Annals of Internal Medicine's Harold Sox, MD, Discusses Physician Charter of Professionalism. (Medical News & Perspectives)
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The editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine discusses a charter drawn up by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine Foundation, and the European Federation of Internal Medicine. The charter outlines three principles and ten commitments that all doctors should follow.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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