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Thursday, January 08, 2009

The origin and evolution of religious prosociality.

Oct 2008 We examine empirical evidence for religious prosociality, the hypothesis that religions facilitate costly behaviors that benefit other people. Although sociological surveys reveal an association between self-reports of religiosity and prosociality, ... Read more...

Hospital ethical climate and teamwork in acute care: the moderating role of leaders.

29 Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: Health care delivery teams have received much attention in recent years from researchers and practitioners. Recent empirical research has demonstrated that objective and subjective outcomes tend to be improved when care teams function ... Read more...

Demographic and health surveillance: longitudinal ethical considerations.

30 Jul 2008 Longitudinal data gathered from health surveillance, when combined with detailed demographic information, can provide invaluable insight into disease outcomes. Many such surveillance sites exist in the developing world, particularly in Asia and ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Beneficence'

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• The origin and evolution of religious prosociality. Oct 2008
• Hospital ethical climate and teamwork in acute care: the moderating role of leaders. 29 Sep 2008
• Information overload? As genetic testing kits sold directly to consumers gain popularity, medical professionals and lawmakers wonder if more regulation is needed. 30 Aug 2008
• Demographic and health surveillance: longitudinal ethical considerations. 30 Jul 2008
• Without consent: moral imperatives, special abilities, and the duty to treat. 30 Jul 2008
• Ethical issues in practice with older women who misuse substances. 29 Jun 2008
• A critical analysis of the concept and discourse of 'unborn child'. 29 Jun 2008
• Throwing the baby out with the bathwater? Moral status and rights-based moral obligations. 29 Jun 2008
• Ethnographic insights regarding the "social role" and "moral status" of the fetus as "patient": comparing developed (United States & Sweden) and developing (India) countries. 29 Jun 2008
• Cesarean delivery on maternal request: can the ethical problem be solved by the principlist approach? 15 Jun 2008
• Ethics in the rheumatology literature: a systematic review. 13 Jun 2008
• A gift of life: ethical and practical problems with conditional and directed donation. 13 Jun 2008
• Clinical peer review: a plea for fairness. 30 May 2008
• The ethical debate of maternal choice and autonomy in cesarean delivery. 30 May 2008
• A proposed ethical framework for vaccine mandates: competing values and the case of HPV. 30 May 2008
• Building a cathedral for your soul: generosity as a virtue and a practice. 29 Apr 2008
• Values as protective factors against violent behavior in Jewish and Arab high schools in Israel. 29 Apr 2008
• Benevolent cognitions as a strategy of relationship maintenance: "don't sweat the small stuff"....But it is not all small stuff. 30 Mar 2008
• The problem with autonomy. 30 Mar 2008
• Comforting presence: the role of nurses and social workers in clinical ethics. 30 Mar 2008

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Technical information about 'Beneficence'

Definition: The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). The ethical principle of BENEFICENCE requires producing net benefit over harm. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

Descriptor UI: D026686

Alternative terms: Beneficence; Benevolence; Nonmaleficence;

Related Mesh Headings: Altruism; Paternalism;

Tree Number: K01.316.756.500; K01.752.256.830.500;

History Note: 2002; use ALTRUISM 1978-2001