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Correspondence to Dr Hanna Pickard, Department of Philosophy, ERI Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; h.pickard{at}bham.ac.uk Patrick Sullivan's emphasis on the ...

1 Department of Deontology and History of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey 2 Cukurova University Adana Health High School, Department of Midwifery, Adana, Turkey Correspondence to Dr Hasan ...

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Presently, there is a movement in the UK research governance framework towards what is referred to as proportional ethical review. Proportional ethical review is the notion that the level of ethical ...

Objectives—This study examined the issue of confidentiality in relation to i) undergraduate curriculum content in physiotherapy, and ii) the awareness, experiences and attitudes of clinical ...

In a recent article Matty Häyry observes that human reproduction is both irrational and immoral 1; hence, he suggests, those who seek help before conceiving, “could be advised it is all right not to ...