The intellectual and moral integrity of bioethics: Response to commentaries on "A case study in unethical transgressive bioethics: 'Letter of Concern from Bioethicists' about the prenatal administration of dexamethasone"

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  McCullough, Laurence B ^a   Chervenak, Frank A ^b   Brent, Robert L ^c   Hippen, Benjamin ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Nephrology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; BIOETHICS; COMPLICATION; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ETHICIST; ETHICS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; STANDARDS; TRENDS; VIRILISM; WRITING;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; BIOETHICS; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; DEXAMETHASONE; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICISTS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; OFF-LABEL USE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; VIRILISM;

EID: 77956402365     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2010.505143     Document Type: Article

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