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<title> Medical Ethics: Or, A Code Of Institutes And Precepts, Adapted To The Professional Conduct Of Physicians And Surgeons : To Which Is Added An Appendix ; Containing A Discourse On Hospital Duties ; Also Notes And Illustrations
<author> Thomas Percival
<publisher> Printed by S. Russell for J. Johnson, 1803
<subjects> Medical; Ethics; Medical / Ethics; Medical ethics
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The physician and medical reformer Thomas Percival (1740–1804) 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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