Without 'informed consent'? Ethics and ancient mummy research

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 608-613

  Kaufmann, I M ^a   Ruhli F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; RESEARCH ETHICS;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MORALS; MUMMIES;

EID: 77958082005     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.036608     Document Type: Article

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