The death of bioethics (As we once knew it)

Bioethics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 211-217

  Macklin, Ruth ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demise of bioethics; Future of bioethics; History of bioethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CONFLICT; ETHICAL THEORY; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; TRENDS;

BIOETHICS; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICAL THEORY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RELIGION; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; WORLD HEALTH; GLOBAL HEALTH;

EID: 77955149352     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2010.01808.x     Document Type: Article

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