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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Natalie Pafitis, MSc
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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.
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Research article
Expression of therapeutic misconception amongst Egyptians: a qualitative pilot study Mayyada Wazaify, Susan S. Khalil, Henry J Silverman BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10 :7 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Technology assessment and resource allocation for predictive genetic testing:
A study of the perspectives of Canadian genetic health care providers
Alethea Adair, Robyn Hyde-Lay, Edna Einsiedel, Timothy Caulfield BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10 :6 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on organ donation among a selected adult population of Pakistan Taimur Saleem, Sidra Ishaque, Nida Habib, Syedda Saadia Hussain, Areeba Jawed, Aamir Ali Khan, Muhammad Imran Ahmad, Mian Omer Iftikhar, Hamza Pervez Mughal, Imtiaz Jehan BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10 :5 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Research understanding, attitude and awareness towards biobanking: a survey among Italian twin participants to a genetic epidemiological study Virgilia Toccaceli, Corrado Fagnani, Lorenza Nistic BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10 :4 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Democracy: the forgotten challenge for bioethics in the developing countries Ghaiath MA Hussein BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10 :3 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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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 ]
Editorial
The 5th anniversary of the "Universal Protocol": pitfalls and pearls revisited Philip F Stahel, Philip S Mehler, Ted J Clarke, Jeffrey Varnell Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3 :14 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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It's all about recognition! Qualitative study of the value of interpersonal continuity in general practice Heidi Bogelund Frederiksen, Jakob Kragstrup, Gitte Dehlholm-Lambertsen BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :47 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Ethical psychiatry in an uncertain world: conversations and parallel truths Alexander M Carson, Peter Lepping Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2009, 4 :7 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dying, death and bereavement: a qualitative study of the views of carers of people with heart failure in the UK Neil Small, Sarah Barnes, Merryn Gott, Sheila Payne, Chris Parker, David Seamark, Salah Gariballa BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8 :6 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Divine intervention? A Cochrane review on intercessory prayer gone beyond science and reason Karsten Juhl Jorgensen, Asbjorn Hrobjartsson, Peter C Gotzsche Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2009, 8 :7 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
For an indeterministic ethics. The emptiness of the rule in dubio pro vita and life cessation decisions Dragan Pavlovic, Christian Lehmann, Michael Wendt Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2009, 4 :6 (14 [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 ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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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 ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Letters to the Editor
Mapping the moral boundaries of biological engineering Zachary N Russ Journal of Biological Engineering 2009, 3 :7 (8 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [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 ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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