The moral costs of prophylactic propranolol

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 35-36

  Hurley, Elisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPRANOLOL;

BIOETHICS; CRIME; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MEMORY; MORALITY; NOTE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CRIME; HUMANS; MEMORY; MORALS; PROPRANOLOL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 34548550891     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701518607     Document Type: Note

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