Pharmaceutical enhancement and medical professionals

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-28

  Enck, Gavin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive enhancers; Medical professionals; Pharmaceutical enhancements; Professional obligations and responsibilities; Responsibility to enhance

Indexed keywords

NOOTROPIC AGENT;

COGNITION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; COGNITION; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MORALS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84892893347     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-013-9507-z     Document Type: Article

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