Implant ethics

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 519-525

  Hansson, S O ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; CULTURE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HEART, ARTIFICIAL; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 24944488931     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.009803     Document Type: Article

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