Ancient Chinese medical ethics and the four principles of biomedical ethics

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 315-321

  Tsai, Daniel Fu Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Chinese medical ethics; Principlism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MEDICAL ETHICS;

EID: 0344631672     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.4.315     Document Type: Article

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