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Hippocrates and his principles of medical ethics
1Institute for Foreign Languages, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Martin, Slovakia. bujalkova@dean4.jfmed.uniba.sk
Bratislavske Lekarske Listy
|June 9, 2001
Abstract:
"The Father of Medicine", as Antiquity called Hippocrates has left rich medical and ethical heritage for us. His heritage--the collection of treatises Corpus Hippocraticum, from 5th and 4th centuries BC, comprise not only general medical prescriptions, descriptions of diseases, diagnoses, dietary recommendations etc., but also his opinion on professional ethics of a physician. The Hippocratic Oath, taken by ancient and medieval doctors, requires high ethical standards from medical doctors. Its principles are important in professional and ethical education of medical doctors even today. (Ref. 4.).