The concept of vulnerability in aged care: a systematic review of argument-based ethics literature

Abstract Background Vulnerability is a key concept in traditional and contemporary bioethics. In the philosophical literature, vulnerability is understood not only to be an ontological condition of humanity, but also to be a consequence of contingent factors. Within bioethics debates, vulnerable pop...

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Main Authors: Virginia Sanchini, Roberta Sala, Chris Gastmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-022-00819-3