Medical ethics, clinical research, and special aspects in nuclear medicine

Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-180

  Corrao, S ^a,c   Arnone, G ^a   Arnone, S ^a   Baldari, S ^b  

^a Ospedale Oncologico M Ascoli   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Ethics; Nuclear medicine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IONIZING RADIATION; ITALY; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORALITY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH PHYSICS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 8444251336     PISSN: 18244785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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