Bioethics: introduction to the special issue.
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The introduction to the Encyclopedia of Bioethics defines bioethics as “. . . the systematic study of human conduct in the area of life sciences and health care, insofar as this conduct is examined in the light of moral values and principles . . . “Bioethics encompasses medical ethics and extends beyond it. Medical ethics in the traditional sense deals with value-related problems that arise in the physician-patient relationship. Bioethics is more inclusive in four important ways:
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization
دوره 24 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990