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Medical Ethics; or, a Code of Institutes and Precepts, Adapted to the Professional Conduct of Physicians and Surgeons is a medical book focused on public health and medical ethics. It was written by English physician Thomas Percival and published in 1803. The book is widely regarded as the first on public health and ethics in medicine. Prior to 1803 medical ethics was more focused on medical etiquette. Medical Ethics was the first
book to coin the term "medical ethics". The book "adopts a holistic approach to patient care" and set the standard for many future textbooks. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Percival, Thomas, 1740-1804 |
|---|---|
| Title | Medical ethics : or, a code of institutes and precepts, adapted to the professional conduct of physicians and surgeons |
| Original Publication | Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1849. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Ethics_(book) |
| Credits | Jamie Brydone-Jack and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary | Medical Ethics; or, a Code of Institutes and Precepts, Adapted to the Professional Conduct of Physicians and Surgeons is a medical book focused on public health and medical ethics. It was written by English physician Thomas Percival and published in 1803. The book is widely regarded as the first on public health and ethics in medicine. Prior to 1803 medical ethics was more focused on medical etiquette. Medical Ethics was the first book to coin the term "medical ethics". The book "adopts a holistic approach to patient care" and set the standard for many future textbooks. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | R: Medicine |
| Subject | Medical ethics |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78821 |
| Release Date | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 446 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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