Moral and legal reasons for altruism in the case of brainstem biopsy in diffuse glioma

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 617-618

  Wilkinson, R ^a   Harris, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSE PONTINE GLIOMA; EDITORIAL; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; ALTRUISM; BIOPSY; ETHICS; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALTRUISM; BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLIOMA; HUMANS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 56549113547     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690802482896     Document Type: Editorial

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