Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake

Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9780190673673
ISBN-13 : 0190673672
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Book Synopsis Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake by : T. A. Cavanaugh

Download or read book Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake written by T. A. Cavanaugh and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book articulates the Hippocratic Oath as establishing the medical profession by a promise to uphold an internal medical ethic that particularly prohibits doctors from killing. In its most basic and least controvertible form, this ethic mandates that physicians help and not harm the sick.


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