Global bioethics at UNESCO: In defence of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 150-154

  Andorno, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; RESEARCH ETHICS; STANDARD; UNITED NATIONS;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 33947257230     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.016543     Document Type: Article

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