Professional responsibilities of biomedical scientists in public discourse

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-60

  Schüklenk, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICISTS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 10744232592     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.002980     Document Type: Article

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