Who should regulate the practice of medicine?

Erin A. Egan, MD, JD

doi:10.5055/jom.2005.0005

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Erin A. Egan, MD, JD

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https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2005.0005

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Author Biography

Erin A. Egan, MD, JD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.

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