Humanities

Medical Ethics

The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Clinical Pragmatism
  • Clinical Pragmatisms
  • Pragmatism, Clinical
  • Pragmatisms, Clinical

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings education, history.

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Indexing Annotation

restrict to ethics in relation to the physician; BIOETHICS and BIOETHICAL ISSUES are also available

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  1. K01w.752w.566w.479w.171w.132.750w
  2. N05.350w.340w.162.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medical Ethics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004992. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004992
  2. Medical Ethics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_ethics
  3. Medical Ethics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237151