Innovative surgery and the precautionary principle

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 605-624

  Meyerson, Denise ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Precautionary principle; Surgical innovation; Unknown risks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; SURGICAL INNOVATION; UNCERTAINTY; UNKNOWN RISKS;

PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; SURGICAL INNOVATION; UNKNOWN RISKS;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84888382964     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jht047     Document Type: Article

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