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The physician and medical reformer Thomas Percival (17401804) saw the need for a code to guide doctor-patient relations. Based on Hippocratic and Christian principles, his highly influential code was published in 1803 and is considered the first modern formulation of medical ethics.

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Dedication; Preface; 1. Of professional conduct relative to hospital or other medical charities; 2. Of professional conduct in private, or general practice; 3. Of the conduct of physicians to apothecaries; 4. Of professional duties in certain cases which require a knowledge of law; 5. Notes and illustrations.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 7/17/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108067225, 978-1108067225
      ISBN10: 1108067220
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      History of medicine

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The physician and medical reformer Thomas Percival (17401804) saw the need for a code to guide doctor-patient relations. Based on Hippocratic and Christian principles, his highly influential code was published in 1803 and is considered the first modern formulation of medical ethics.

      Table of Contents
      Dedication; Preface; 1. Of professional conduct relative to hospital or other medical charities; 2. Of professional conduct in private, or general practice; 3. Of the conduct of physicians to apothecaries; 4. Of professional duties in certain cases which require a knowledge of law; 5. Notes and illustrations.

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