Supererogation in clinical research

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-349

  Barnbaum, Deborah R ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical theory; Physicians; Research ethics; Research participants; Supererogation

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

ALTRUISM; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MORALS; PATIENTS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 50249175838     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-008-9124-4     Document Type: Article

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