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BMC Medical Ethics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the ethical aspects of biomedical research and clinical practice, including professional choices and conduct, medical technologies, healthcare systems and health policies.
BMC Medical Ethics (ISSN 1472-6939) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10 :2
Many senior doctors in England and Wales, particularly those who are religious or care for the dying, oppose physician-assisted suicide, with implications for policy makers and recent proposals for new legislation in this area.
BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :18
No single approach to obtaining consent for access to personal information in health research satisfied a majority of people who participated in a public dialogue, highlighting the need for better consent options and public education.
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Research article
Survey of doctors' opinions of the legalisation of physician assisted suicide William Lee, Annabel Price, Lauren Rayner, Matthew Hotopf BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10 :2 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
How do parents experience being asked to enter a child in a randomised controlled trial? Valerie Shilling, Bridget Young BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10 :1 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Termination of pregnancy due to Thalassemia major, Hemophilia, and Down's Syndrome: the views of Iranian physicians Mehran Karimi, Mohammadmehdi Bonyadi, Mohhamad reza Galehdari, Soheila Zareifar BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :19 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Alternatives to project-specific consent for access to personal information for health research: Insights from a public dialogue Donald J Willison, Marilyn Swinton, Lisa Schwartz, Julia Abelson, Cathy Charles, David Northrup, Ji Cheng, Lehana Thabane BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :18 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Who's minding the shop? The role of Canadian research ethics boards in the creation and uses of registries and biobanks Elaine Gibson, Kevin Brazil, Michael D Coughlin, Claudia Emerson, Francois Fournier, Lisa Schwartz, Karen V Szala-Meneok, Karen M Weisbaum, Donald J Willison BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :17 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Evidence-based ethics Daniel Strech BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :16 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of the quality of informed consent in a vaccine field trial in a developing country setting Deon Minnies, Tony Hawkridge, Willem Hanekom, Rodney Ehrlich, Leslie London, Greg Hussey BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :15 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Patients' perception and actual practice of informed consent, privacy and confidentiality in general medical outpatient departments of two tertiary care hospitals of Lahore Ayesha Humayun, Noor Fatima, Shahid Naqqash, Salwa Hussain, Almas Rasheed, Huma Imtiaz, Sardar Zakariya Imam BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :14 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A survey of community members' perceptions of medical errors in Oman Ahmed S Al-Mandhari, Mohammed A Al-Shafaee, Mohammed H Al-Azri, Ibrahim S Al-Zakwani, Mushtaq Khan, Ahmed M Al-Waily, Syed Rizvi BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :13 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Understanding and retention of the informed consent process among parents in rural northern Ghana Abraham R Oduro, Raymond A Aborigo, Dickson Amugsi, Francis Anto, Thomas Anyorigiya, Frank Atuguba, Abraham Hodgson, Kwadwo A Koram BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :12 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Family-oriented and family-centered care in pediatrics. Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani, Angelo Campanozzi, Luigi Maiuri, Ida Giardino Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009, 35 :12 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Misperceptions of "light" cigarettes abound: National survey data Nick Wilson, Deepa Weerasekera, Jo Peace, Richard Edwards, George Thomson, Miranda Devlin BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :126 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Letters to the Editor
Mapping the moral boundaries of biological engineering Zachary N Russ Journal of Biological Engineering 2009, 3 :7 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
A clinical evaluation of amlexanox oral adhesive pellicles in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and comparison with amlexanox oral tablets: a randomized, placebo controlled, blinded, multicenter clinical trial Wenxia Meng, Yi Dong, Jie Liu, Zhi Wang, Xiaobo Zhong, Ruiyang Chen, Hongmei Zhou, Mei Lin, Lu Jiang, Feng Gao, Tao Xu, Qianming Chen, Xin Zeng Trials 2009, 10 :30 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
The diagnosis of colorectal cancer in patients with symptoms: finding a needle in a haystack Robert H Fletcher BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :18 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Reflective thinking and medical students: some thoughtful distillations regarding John Dewey and Hannah Arendt Thomas J Papadimos Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2009, 4 :5 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Ethical and technical considerations for the creation of cell lines in the head & neck and tissue harvesting for research and drug development (Part II): Ethical aspects of obtaining tissue specimens Tahwinder Upile, Waseem Jerjes, Panagiotis Kafas, Sandeep U Singh, Jaspal Mahil, Ann Sandison, Colin Hopper, Holger Sudhoff International Archives of Medicine 2009, 2 :9 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Ethical and technical considerations for the creation of cell lines in the head & neck and tissue harvesting for research and drug development (Part I): Techniques of tissue harvesting and propagation Tahwinder Upile, Waseem Jerjes, Panagiotis Kafas, Sandeep U Singh, Holger Sudhoff, Jaspal Mahil, Ann Sandison, Colin Hopper International Archives of Medicine 2009, 2 :8 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
A new model for health care delivery John P Kepros, Razvan C Opreanu BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :57 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association between forgone care and household income among the elderly in five Western European countries Andreas Mielck, Raphael Kiess, Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Irina Stirbu, Anton E Kunst BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :52 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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