The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights: Perspectives from Kenya and South Africa

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-51

  Langlois, Adèle ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global bioethics; Kenya; National bioethics; South Africa; UNESCO; Universal principles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KENYA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIOETHICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KENYA; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 38849168799     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-007-0055-7     Document Type: Article

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