Ebola, epidemics, and ethics - what we have learned

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Donovan, G Kevin ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebola; Epidemic; Ethics; Experimental treatments; Global health

Indexed keywords

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS;

EID: 84914708605     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17475341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1747-5341-9-15     Document Type: Editorial

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