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Ethics Forum: Who Did You Vote For? Is a Discussion of Politics in the Medical Office the Taboo It Once Was?

Margaret Tsai, MD  |  Issue: January 2021  |  

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Editor’s note: This article was written for The Rheumatologist on behalf of the ACR Committee on Ethics & Conflict of Interest. If you have comments or questions about this case, or if you have a case that you’d like to see in Ethics Forum, email us at [email protected].

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