Taking public education seriously: BODY WORLDS, the science museum, and democratizing bioethics education

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 34-36

  Myser, Catherine ^a  

^a Cross Cultural and International Partnerships for Democratic Bioethics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOETHICS; CADAVER; EDUCATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; NOTE; PRESERVATION; PUBLICATION;

ANATOMY; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOETHICS; CADAVER; EXHIBITS; HUMANS; MUSEUMS; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34147222734     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701220766     Document Type: Note

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