Clinical Ethics Revisited

Overview

Journal BMC Med Ethics

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Medical Ethics

Date 2001 May 11

PMID 11346456

Citations 22

Authors

Peter A Singer

Edmund D Pellegrino

Mark Siegler

Affiliations

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Abstract

A decade ago, we reviewed the field of clinical ethics; assessed its progress in research, education, and ethics committees and consultation; and made predictions about the future of the field. In this article, we revisit clinical ethics to examine our earlier observations, highlight key developments, and discuss remaining challenges for clinical ethics, including the need to develop a global perspective on clinical ethics problems.

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