Enhancement's place in medicine

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 293-296

  Scripko, Patricia D ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; GOALS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 77955914235     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.032383     Document Type: Article

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