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A short history of medical ethics /
This survey of the origins and development of the ethics pertaining to the work of doctors, ranges from the Hippocratic medicine of ancient Greece through the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment in Europe to the long history of medicine in India and China. Within this long, complex history, c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This survey of the origins and development of the ethics pertaining to the work of doctors, ranges from the Hippocratic medicine of ancient Greece through the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment in Europe to the long history of medicine in India and China. Within this long, complex history, certain common themes about the duty of doctors appear. These themes are challenged by many of the current problems raised by modern science and practice. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 153 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-148) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199747870 0199747873 1280834218 9781280834219 9786610834211 6610834210 |