The physician-scientist, the state, and the oath: Thoughts for our times

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2567-2570

  Coller, Barry S ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; SHORT SURVEY;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EUGENICS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HIPPOCRATIC OATH; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES; HUMANISM; HUMANS; NATIONAL SOCIALISM; PHYSICIANS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 33749448886     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI30084     Document Type: Short Survey

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