Violating ethics: Unlawful combatants, national security and health professionals

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 143-145

  Holmes, D ^a   Perron, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRISONER; TERRORISM; TORTURE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, NURSING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRISONERS; SECURITY MEASURES; TERRORISM; TORTURE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 33947233662     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.016550     Document Type: Article

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