China's struggle for practical regulations in medical ethics

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Döring, Ole ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHINA; EMBRYO RESEARCH; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; POLITICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0037374166     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1022     Document Type: Review

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