Bioethical implications of globalization: An international consortium project of the European Commission

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 0173-0176

  Novotny, Thomas E ^a   Mordini, Emilio ^b   Chadwick, Ruth ^c   Pedersen, J Martin ^c   Fabbri, Fabrizio ^d   Lie, Reidar ^e   Thanachaiboot, Natapong ^e   Mossialos, Elias ^f   Permanand, Govin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Centre for Science Society and Citizenship   (Italy)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d International Society of Doctors for the Environment   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNOLOGY; TRADE UNION; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EUROPE; HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIOETHICS; BIOTERRORISM; COMMERCE; EUROPE; GENOMICS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33644841276     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030043     Document Type: Review

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