Biodefence and the production of knowledge: Rethinking the problem

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 195-204

  Buchanan, Allen ^a   Kelley, Maureen C ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMPUTER SECURITY; ETHICS; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOTERRORISM; COMPUTER SECURITY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SECURITY MEASURES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84875624026     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100387     Document Type: Article

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