Before bioethics : a history of American medical ethics from the colonial period to the bioethics revolution / Robert Baker.
| Author/creator | Baker, Robert, 1937- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Oxford University Press, [2013] |
| Description | xi, 476 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Link to view prior bioethics codes |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : on medicine, ethics, and morality -- Midwives' oaths of fidelity and diligence -- The medical ethics of gentlemanly honor -- The lecturers : Samuel Bard and Benjamin Rush -- Oaths and codes of medical police and ethics, 1806-1846 -- A national code of medical ethics -- Professional medical ethics, 1848-1875 : abortion, inquisition, and exclusion -- The anti-code revolt : laissez-faire medical ethics, 1876-1979 -- American research ethics, 1800-1946 -- Explaining the birth of bioethics, 1947-1999. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-429) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013001404 |
| ISBN | 9780199774111 |
| ISBN | 0199774110 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | W 50 B167B 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |