Rethinking Rescue Medicine

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 12-18

  Jecker, Nancy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; ETHICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFORMED CONSENT; MORALITY; RESCUE WORK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BENEFICENCE; DUTY TO WARN; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; RESCUE WORK; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84924961367     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2014.990169     Document Type: Note

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