Embryonic stem cell research: Ethical challenges for developing world bioethics: Editorial

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Diniz, Debora ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; BRAZIL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ETHICS; HUMAN; IRAN; POLITICS; PORTUGAL; RELIGION; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; BRAZIL; CATHOLICISM; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; IRAN; ISLAM; LATIN AMERICA; POLITICS; PORTUGAL;

EID: 57349133150     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2008.00246.x     Document Type: Editorial

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