The international dimensions of neuroethics

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 57-64

  Lombera, Sofia ^a   Illes, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing world; Ethics; Neuroethics; Science; Society; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NORTH AMERICA; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; NEUROSCIENCES; NORTH AMERICA; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 68349135300     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2008.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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