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Islam and Medical Ethics

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Neurosurgery and Medical Ethics

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 74))

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Medical science continues to make unparalleled advances in technology and skill, the balance between materialism and morality continues to shift towards the attainment of material gains. The other aspect, which continues to be neglected is ethics. Ethics simply, is the expression of human values. It speaks of human character and conduct, of the distinction between right and wrong and of one’s moral duty and obligations to the community as a whole. Medical ethics thus, pertains to the application of this philosophy in the field of medicine.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Medical College, Gulberg Hospital, 4 Gulberg Hospital Complex, 2-Jail Road, Lahore, 540194, Pakistan

    Iftikhar Ali Raja M.D.

  2. Department of Medicine, Gulberg Hospital Lahore, Pakistan

    M. R. Chaudhry

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    H. August van Alphen M.D., Ph.D.

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Raja, I.A., Chaudhry, M.R. (1999). Islam and Medical Ethics. In: van Alphen, H.A. (eds) Neurosurgery and Medical Ethics. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 74. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6387-0_7

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