
Medical Ethics
Or, a Code of Institutes and Precepts, Adapted to the Professional Conduct of Physicians and Surgeons
Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
Apraksts
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.
