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February 2010 - Volume 36 - 2

Journal of Medical Ethics: 36 (2)

The concise argument

The concise argument (4 February, 2010) Free
Søren Holm

Commentary

Are physicians obligated always to act in the patient's best interests? (4 February, 2010)
David Wendler

Clinical ethics

Skeletal age determination in adolescents involved in judicial procedures: from evidence-based principles to medical practice (4 February, 2010)
Marie-Odile Pruvost, Cyril Boraud, Patrick Chariot

Ethics

Apotemnophilia: ethical considerations of amputating a healthy limb (4 February, 2010)
A Dua
Tailor-made finance versus tailor-made care. Can the state strengthen consumer choice in healthcare by reforming the financial structure of long-term care? (4 February, 2010)
K Grit, A de Bont
Normative consent and opt-out organ donation (4 February, 2010)
Ben Saunders
Are patients receiving enough information about healthcare rationing? A qualitative study (4 February, 2010) Free
Amanda Owen-Smith, Joanna Coast, Jenny Donovan

Genetics

Examining the public refusal to consent to DNA biobanking: empirical data from a Swedish population-based study (4 February, 2010)
Philippe A Melas, Louise K Sjöholm, Tord Forsner, Maigun Edhborg, Niklas Juth, Yvonne Forsell, Catharina Lavebratt

Global medical ethics

National Bioethics Council: a Brazilian proposal (4 February, 2010)
V Garrafa, H ten Have

Law, ethics and medicine

Importance of explanation before and after forensic autopsy to the bereaved family: lessons from a questionnaire study (4 February, 2010)
Takako Ito, Koichi Nobutomo, Tatsuya Fujimiya, Ken-ichi Yoshida

Research ethics

Assessment of parental decision-making in neonatal cardiac research: a pilot study (4 February, 2010)
Aruna T Nathan, K Sarah Hoehn, Richard F Ittenbach, J William Gaynor, Susan Nicolson, Gil Wernovsky, Robert M Nelson
Hidden risks associated with clinical trials in developing countries (4 February, 2010)
Cláudio Lorenzo, Volnei Garrafa, Jan Helge Solbakk, Susana Vidal
The use of placebo in a trial of rectal artesunate as initial treatment for severe malaria patients en route to referral clinics: ethical issues (4 February, 2010)
Andrew Kitua, Peter Folb, Marian Warsame, Fred Binka, Abul Faiz, Isabela Ribeiro, Tom Peto, John Gyapong, Emran Bin Yunus, Ridwan Rahman, Frank Baiden, Christine Clerk, Zakayo Mrango, Charles Makasi, Omari Kimbute, Amir Hossain, Rasheda Samad, Melba Gomes

Teaching and learning ethics

Attributes of a good physician: what are the opinions of first-year medical students? (4 February, 2010)
Mine Sehiralti, Aslihan Akpinar, Nermin Ersoy

Brief report

Post-recruitment confirmation of informed consent by SMS (4 February, 2010)
Pål Gulbrandsen, Bård Fossli Jensen

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