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Research on animals and current UGC guidelines on animal dissection and experimentation: A critical analysis 动物研究及教资会现行动物解剖及实验指引:批判性分析

Bioethics Update Pub Date : 2018-07-01 Epub Date: 2018-06-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioet.2018.05.001

Kuldeep Kaushik , Ravi Vaswani

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Mejoramiento cognitivo farmacológico: implicaciones bioéticas a la luz de la evidencia científica actual 药理学认知增强:当前科学证据下的生物伦理意义

Bioethics Update Pub Date : 2018-07-01 Epub Date: 2017-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioet.2017.05.001

Mijail Alejandro Tapia Moreno

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引用次数: 2

The neurobiological and environmental origin of ethics: Analysis of biological, social and religious determinism 伦理学的神经生物学和环境起源:生物学、社会和宗教决定论分析

Bioethics Update Pub Date : 2018-07-01 Epub Date: 2018-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioet.2018.04.001

Omar Hanun Rodríguez, Cecilia Ximénez Camilli

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The philosophy of palliative care 姑息治疗的哲学

Bioethics Update Pub Date : 2018-07-01 Epub Date: 2018-07-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioet.2018.06.001

Evandro Agazzi

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Reflexiones bioéticas en torno a la historia de las epidemias de viruela 对天花流行历史的生物伦理思考

Bioethics Update Pub Date : 2018-01-01 Epub Date: 2018-03-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioet.2018.02.003

Lourdes Velázquez

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Medical ethics and pandemic emergencies 医学伦理和流行病紧急情况

Bioethics Update Pub Date : 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOET.2018.01.002

D. E. Schrader