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Medical ethics in imperial China: A study in historical anthropology.

UNSCHULD, Paul Ulrich (1943 – ) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1979 CE.

The first comprehensive history of explicity medical ethics in pre-modern China, spans the period from 500 BCE through the 19th century and provides literal translations of all accessible codes of ethics in the known Chinese medical literature.

Browse Tags

Traditional & Indigenous
General Clinical Medicine
Professions & Education

Thematic Classifications

ANTHROPOLOGY › History of Anthropology Chinese Medicine › History of Chinese Medicine Ethics, Biomedical › History of Biomedical Ethics

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#8128
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10304
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	medical-ethics-in-imperial-china-

Geographic Context

Publication place: Berkeley, CA