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Ethical aspects of the Hippocratic Oath and its relevance to contemporary medicine. 1995

S K Majumdar

For centuries the Hippocratic Oath was the example of medical etiquette and as such, determined the professional attitude of physicians in modern medicine. This essay includes a short biographical account of Hippocrates, throws some light on the origin of the oath, cites the text of the oath (in English) and gives an ethical interpretation of the oath. Analysis of the past very often offers creative guidance to the present and also to the future, and the Hippocratic oath is no exception.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004992	Ethics, Medical	The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.	Medical Ethics
D006115	Greece	A country in southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. The capital is Athens.	Crete,Macedonia (Greece)
D006625	Hippocratic Oath	An oath, attributed to Hippocrates, that serves as an ethical guide for the medical profession.	Oath, Hippocratic
D049673	History, 20th Century	Time period from 1901 through 2000 of the common era.	20th Century History,20th Cent. History (Medicine),20th Cent. History of Medicine,20th Cent. Medicine,Historical Events, 20th Century,History of Medicine, 20th Cent.,History, Twentieth Century,Medical History, 20th Cent.,Medicine, 20th Cent.,20th Cent. Histories (Medicine),20th Century Histories,Cent. Histories, 20th (Medicine),Cent. History, 20th (Medicine),Century Histories, 20th,Century Histories, Twentieth,Century History, 20th,Century History, Twentieth,Histories, 20th Cent. (Medicine),Histories, 20th Century,Histories, Twentieth Century,History, 20th Cent. (Medicine),Twentieth Century Histories,Twentieth Century History
D049690	History, Ancient	The period of history before 500 of the common era.	Ancient History,Ancient History (Medicine),Ancient History of Medicine,History of Medicine, Ancient,Medicine, Ancient History,Ancient Histories (Medicine),Ancient History Medicine,Ancient History Medicines,Histories, Ancient (Medicine),History Medicine, Ancient,History Medicines, Ancient,History, Ancient (Medicine),Medicine Ancient History,Medicines, Ancient History

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