The normative dimensions of extending the human lifespan by age-related biomedical innovations

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 965-969

  Ehni, Hans Joerg ^a   Marckmann, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JUSTICE; LIFESPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY;

AGING; BIOETHICS; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL;

EID: 54249169111     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2008.0749     Document Type: Article

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