Ethics: A weapon to counter bioterrorism

Science

Volumn 307, Issue 5717, 2005, Pages 1881-1882

  Somerville, Margaret A ^a   Atlas, Ronald M ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS;

AWARENESS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; WAR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; BIOTERRORISM; CODES OF ETHICS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JURISPRUDENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15544388995     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1109279     Document Type: Review

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