The Ethics of Applying New Medical Technologies

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 222-229

  Iserson, Kenneth V ^a   Chiasson, Patrick M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Innovation; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Surgery; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AWARENESS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORALITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84993813812     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335060200900407     Document Type: Article

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