Business/Professional Ethics Directors/Executives/Acct
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ISBN: 9781337485913
Author: BROOKS
Publisher: Cengage
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Does the AMA Statement of Ethics address this issue? Go to
ama.org/codesofconduct
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A. A can complain for damages on ground of fraud because the advertisement is not true.
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