BMC Medical Ethics 28.8k citations
1.5k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Ethics in Clinical Research Ethics in medical practice Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers BMC Medical Ethics
Comparison fields: 5 of 211 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14.6k General Health Professions 11.2k Clinical Psychology 3.4k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3.1k Sociology and Political Science 2.8k Physiology 2.7k Economics and Econometrics 2.0k Genetics 1.5k Health Informatics 1.4k Pharmacy 1.4k Infectious Diseases 1.3k Cognitive Neuroscience 1.3k Epidemiology 1.2k Health 1.1k Emergency Medical Services 1.1k Safety Research 1.1k Molecular Biology 1.0k Psychiatry and Mental health 983 Social Psychology 908 Artificial Intelligence 867 Surgery 863 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 616 Information Systems and Management 559 Oncology 559 Reproductive Medicine 556 Emergency Medicine 527 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 505 Health Information Management 446 Education 445 Biomedical Engineering 443 Pharmacology 419 Gender Studies 397 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 393 Information Systems 393 Applied Psychology 375 Philosophy 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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14.6k General Health Professions 11.2k Clinical Psychology 3.4k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3.1k Sociology and Political Science 2.8k The American Journal of Bioethics United States
International Journal of Social Research Methodology United Kingdom
International Journal of Qualitative Methods Canada
Medicine Health Care and Philosophy United Kingdom
Journal of Graduate Medical Education United States
Advances in Health Sciences Education United States
The Annals of Family Medicine United States
Globalization and Health United States
Nursing Outlook United States
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About BMC Medical Ethics The 1.5k papers published in BMC Medical Ethics in the last decades have received a total of 28.8k indexed citations . Papers published in BMC Medical Ethics usually cover Health Informatics (63 papers), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (1.0k papers) and General Health Professions (762 papers) specifically the topics of Ethics in Clinical Research (540 papers), Ethics in medical practice (472 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (306 papers). The most active scholars publishing in BMC Medical Ethics are Samia Hurst , Chloë FitzGerald , Blake Murdoch , Keymanthri Moodley , Bjørn Hofmann , Ross Upshur , Michael Parker , Sylvester C. Chima , Timothy Caulfield and Reidar Pedersen .
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