Making regulations and drawing up legislation in Islamic countries under conditions of uncertainty, with special reference to embryonic stem cell research

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 399-403

  Aksoy, S ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CLONING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; RELIGION;

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

CULTURE; EMBRYO RESEARCH; HUMANS; ISLAM; PUBLIC POLICY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; STEM CELLS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 21744440420     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.005827     Document Type: Article

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