The concepts of common good and public interest: From plato to biobanking

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 554-562

  Simm, Kadri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT; ETHICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; POLICY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DATABASES, FACTUAL; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 80055083287     PISSN: 09631801     EISSN: 14692147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0963180111000296     Document Type: Article

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