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Biography Historical Article
[Medical ethics. Evolution century after century].
- Bernard Hoerni.
- Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France.
- Hist Sci Med. 2003 Jul 1; 37 (3): 331-8.
AbstractSince Hippocrates had succeeded to specify the medical science his ethical principles-kindness, deference to human life, privacy of home-were expressed in the so-called Hippocratic Oath. Later some principles of non-discrimination were added, chiefly in the field of the medical research.
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