When the boss turns pusher: A proposal for employee protections in the age of cosmetic neurology

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 616-618

  Appel, J M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFECT; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEMORY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STANDARD;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; COERCION; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MEMORY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 53549101839     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.022723     Document Type: Review

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