Concept information
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health and social care
health care quality, access, and evaluation
ethics (philosophy)
codes of ethics
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health care quality, access, and evaluation
health care quality assurance
guidelines as topic
codes of ethics
Preferred term
Hippocratic Oath
Definition
- Little is actually known about the life of the Greek physician Hippocrates, thought to have been born on the island of Cos between 470 and 460 BCE. His father and grandfather were both physicians. Hippocrates left behind a series of writings that comprose the earliest known Greek medical texts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Hippocratic Oath]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Hippocratic_Oath
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