Commentary Alliance between society and medicine: the public's stake in medical professionalism. Citation Text: Cohen JJ, Cruess S, Davidson C. Alliance between society and medicine: the public's stake in medical professionalism. JAMA. 2007;298(6):670-3. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL August 15, 2007 Cohen JJ, Cruess S, Davidson C. JAMA. 2007;298(6):670-3. View more articles from the same authors. The authors discuss how medical professionalism supports safe, high-quality health care and the patient's best interest. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Cohen JJ, Cruess S, Davidson C. Alliance between society and medicine: the public's stake in medical professionalism. JAMA. 2007;298(6):670-3. 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