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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808502603321

Autore

McCullough Laurence B.

Titolo

Historical dictionary of medical ethics / / Laurence B. McCullough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-5381-1429-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxviii, 330 pages)

Collana

Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements

Disciplina

174.203

Soggetti

Medical ethics

Dictionary

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Editor's Foreword -- Preface -- Reader's Notes -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- THE DICTIONARY -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Medical Ethics contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on ethical reasoning and its key components; medical ethics, professional medical ethics, and bioethics; and topics in clinical ethics.