Oversimplifications II: Public health ethics ignores individual rights

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 6-8

  Wynia, Matthew K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CIVIL RIGHTS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT RIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; CIVIL RIGHTS; CODES OF ETHICS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27944470440     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160500244942     Document Type: Short Survey

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