Book Details

Physicians at War : The Dual-Loyalties Challenge

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-1-4020-6912-3

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Physicians at war: The dual-loyalties challenge is a collection of essays which provide philosophical, political, and legal perspectives on many of the conflicting obligations which physicians may face during times of armed conflict. … valuable for anyone who is concerned about the role and obligations of physicians in national security/defense issues. … this book has important implications for other areas of medicine were physicians find themselves called upon to use their medical skills and knowledge in service of the state.


Subject: Humanities, Social Science and Law, Ethical Issues, Medical Ethics, ethics, human rights, issue