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The Declaration of Geneva ‘The Pledge of Physicians’


Background

The Four Principles of Biomedical Ethics

The scope of Bioethical Principles

Physician Code of Conduct

Physicians and Patients

Physicians and Society

Responsibilities to Colleagues

Responsibilities to Profession

Regulatory Issues of Physician Conduct

Glossary

Bibliography

Code of Ethics in the Practice of Medicine

Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago
Code of Ethics in the Practice
of Medicine

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