title: What is the role of the precautionary principle in the philosophy of medicine and bioethics?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Humanities, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. kopelmanlo@mail.ecu.edu
authors.forename: Loretta M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kopelman
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Resnik
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: Douglas L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Weed
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000941:ethics*; D028663:Ethical Theory; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011050:Policy Making; D017149:Private Sector / Q000941:ethics; D011634:Public Health / Q000941:ethics*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D035501:Uncertainty