Biomedicine and international human rights law: In search of a global consensus

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 959-963

  Andorno, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioethical issues; Cloning; Consensus; Gene therapy ethics; Germ cells; Human rights; International law; Organism ethics; Treaties

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; MEDICINE;

BIOMEDICINE; GENE THERAPY; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LEGAL APPROACH;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLONING, ORGANISM; CONSENSUS; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0036937305     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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