Health Ethics in Pakistan: A Literature Review of its Present State

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-11

  Hyder, Adnan A ^a   Nadeem, Sarah ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ethics; Healthcare; Medical; Medical research; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDLINE; PAKISTAN; RELIGION; REVIEW;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDLINE; PAKISTAN; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 0035287595     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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