On not taking objective risk assessments at face value

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 35-37

  Ankeny, Rachel A ^a   Kerridge, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; FACE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; NOTE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ETHICS, RESEARCH; FACE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 28244457870     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160490496750     Document Type: Note

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