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Definition of 'Bioethics'

A branch of applied ethics that studies the value implications of practices and developments in life sciences, medicine, and health care.

Common names: Bioethics; Health Care Ethics; Ethics, Health Care; Biomedical Ethics; Ethics, Biomedical

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Cancer and bioethics: caring and consensus.

29 Sep 2008 The most important area in which cancer care and bioethics intersect is in the care of the dying. It is in the shift toward according more control to patients, more choice in the setting in which death will come, and in the willingness to take ... Read more...


Origin myths in Bioethics: constructing sources, motives and reason in Bioethic(s).

30 Aug 2008 Bioethics, the term now usually standing in for Biomedical Ethics, is a field of medical anthropological engagement. While many anthropologists and other social scientists work with bioethicists and physicians, this paper instead takes Bioethics as ... Read more...


Ethical, legal and social issues of genetic studies with African immigrants as research subjects.

30 Aug 2008 There is growing interest in exploring gene-environment interactions in the etiology of diseases in immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Our experience working with the Sudanese immigrant population in Omaha, NE, makes clear the pressing need for ... Read more...

 

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Technical information about 'Bioethics'

Definition: A branch of applied ethics that studies the value implications of practices and developments in life sciences, medicine, and health care.

Descriptor UI: D001675

Alternative terms: Bioethics; Health Care Ethics; Ethics, Health Care; Biomedical Ethics; Ethics, Biomedical;

Related Mesh Headings: Ethics, Medical; Ethicists;

Allowable Qualifiers: education; history; trends;

Tree Number: K01.316.070; N05.350.200;

History Note: 78

Technical Notes: SPEC only; for issues in bioethics use BIOETHICAL ISSUES or its specifics; ETHICISTS is also available

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