Biomaterial Database

'Doctors must not kill'. 1988

W Gaylin, and L R Kass, and E D Pellegrino, and M Siegler

Hastings Center, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

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
D005065	Euthanasia	The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)	Mercy Killing,Killing, Mercy,Killings, Mercy,Mercy Killings
D005260	Female		Females
D006708	Homicide	The killing of one person by another.	Murder,Killing,Wrongful Death,Death, Wrongful,Deaths, Wrongful,Homicides,Killings,Murders,Wrongful Deaths
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000574	American Medical Association	Professional society representing the field of medicine.	AMA - American Medical Association,AMA American Medical Association,Association, American Medical,Medical Association, American
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D028601	Euthanasia, Active	The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)	Active Euthanasia
D028743	Professional Misconduct	Violation of laws, regulations, or professional standards.	Misconduct, Professional,Unprofessional Behavior,Behavior, Unprofessional,Behaviors, Unprofessional,Unprofessional Behaviors
D035081	Editorial Policies	The guidelines and policy statements set forth by the editor(s) or editorial board of a publication.	Editorial Policy,Policies, Editorial,Policy, Editorial