Bioethics and animal research: a personal perspective and a note on the contribution of Fritz Jahr.
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Reviewing fundamental aspects of bioethics and outlining the work of the Bioethics Program of the Pan American Health Organization, this paper draws attention to the work of a forgotten pioneer- Fritz Jahr- who coined the term bioethics in 1927 and anticipated many of the arguments and discussions now current in biological research involving animals.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Biological research
دوره 41 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008