Health of organisms and health of persons: An embedded instrumentalist approach

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 339-354

  Richman, K A ^a   Budson, A E ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

C.Boorse; Disease; Health; Instrumentalism; Philosophy of medicine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MEDICINE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; REVIEW; THEORY;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

DISEASE; GOALS; HEALTH; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0033753019     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009994806758     Document Type: Review

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