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Searching the Bioethics Literature
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Bioethics Information ResourcesBioethics information resources links from the National Library of Medicine. Includes a search box that allows PubMed searching with the Bioethics filter added for you.
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Ovid MEDLINEDo your search. Then click on the "Additional Limits" (under the search box). Select the search you want to limit and then highlight "Bioethics" in the Subject Subsets box and click the "Limit a Search" button.
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PubMed/MEDLINEDo your search. Then use the filters at the left. If you don't see "Subjects", click on "Show Additional Filters" and choose it. Then select "Bioethics." If it doesn't show, click on "Customize."
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Searching PubMed using the Bioethics SubsetInstructions on how to search PubMed using the Bioethics subset filter.
Encyclopedias and Textbooks
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Bioethics, 4th edition, edited by Bruce Jennings, 2014Online edition of the 6 volume comprehensive encyclopedia from Gale.
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From Birth to Death and Bench to Clinic: The Hastings Center Bioethics Briefing Book for Journalists, Policymakers, and CampaignsNonpartisan overviews of issues in bioethics of high public interest, written by leading ethicists, presenting considerations from various perspectives.
Selected Bioethics Journals
Finding Books in the Library
Use the Library Catalog to find books on bioethics. You can search for particular books using the author and title fields, or look for books by keyword or subject.
Subject headings to use include:
- Bioethics
- Medical Ethics
- Nursing Ethics
You can also browse the stacks using these call numbers:
- QH332 (Baker-Berry)
- R724 (Matthews-Fuller, Baker-Berry)
- R853 (Matthews-Fuller, Baker-Berry)
- RT85 (Matthews-Fuller)
Other Resources
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American College of Physicians, Ethics & ProfessionalismResources from the ACP for the practicing physician, including position papers, case studies, and an ethics manual.
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Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of ResearchThis 1979 seminal report was published by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
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Bioethics.netHome of the American Journal of Bioethics, as well as a bioethics blog and information on careers, news, and events.
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The Hastings CenterThe Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969. The Center's mission is to address fundamental ethical issues in the areas of health, medicine, and the environment as they affect individuals, communities, and societies.
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Nuffield Council on BioethicsThe Nuffield Council on Bioethics, based in the U.K., is an independent body that examines and reports on ethical issues in biology and medicine.
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Research Involving Human Subjects, NIHThis site provides HHS and NIH requirements and resources for the extramural community involved in human subjects research.