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Physicians for Social Responsibility

By: Paul J. Magnarella
In: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Edited by: Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr
Subject:Social Justice, Social Justice, Social Movements

Physicians for Social Responsibility, known as “the active conscience of the medical community,” is a United States–based, nonprofit educational and public policy organization with more than 24,000 members, [Page 1119]who include medical and public health professionals and concerned citizens. Its members ...

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  Magnarella, P. (2007). Physicians for social responsibility. In G. L. Anderson, & K. G. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice (Vol. 1, pp. 1119-1121). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n672
  
  Magnarella, Paul J. "Physicians for Social Responsibility." In Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, edited by Anderson, Gary L., and Kathryn G. Herr, 1119-21. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n672.
  
  Magnarella, P. 2007. Physicians for Social Responsibility. In: Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr Editors, 2007. Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1119-1121 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n672> [Accessed 21 Apr 2021].
  
  Magnarella, Paul J. "Physicians for Social Responsibility." Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Edited by Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007, pp. 1119-21. SAGE Knowledge. 21 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n672.
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