Resolving the conflict: Clarifying 'vulnerability' in health care ethics

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-72

  Martin, Angela K ^a   Tavaglione, Nicolas ^b   Hurst, Samia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CONCEPT FORMATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BIOETHICS; CONCEPT FORMATION; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84898434138     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: 10863249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.2014.0005     Document Type: Article

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