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Medical professionalism and abuse of detainees in the war on terror.
- Source :
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BMJ: British Medical Journal . 5/10/2014, Vol. 348 Issue 7957, p10-10. 1p. 1 Color Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The author urges doctors and professional medical associations to strengthen their ethical stances amid the alleged abuse of detainees in the war on terror at the Abu Ghraib prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Issues tackled are the alleged abusive interrogations and torture of prisoners in the presence of medical professionals. It outlines recommendations from the Institute of medicine as a Profession (IMAP)/Open Society Foundations allowing healthcare professionals to fulfill intelligence roles.
- Subjects :
- *TORTURE
*MEDICAL ethics
*PHYSICIANS
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*ETHICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17561833
- Volume :
- 348
- Issue :
- 7957
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMJ: British Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95963672