From book to bedside? A critical perspective on the debate about "translational bioethics".
The concept of "translational bioethics" has received considerable attention in recent years. Most publications draw an analogy to translational medicine and describe bioethical research that aims at implementing and evaluating ethical interventions. However, current accounts of translational bioeth...
| Publicado en: | Bioethics Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 177 - 187 |
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Mar2024
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