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Code of ethics of the American Medical Association. Adopted May 1847.

Philadelphia: T. K. & P. G. Collins, 1848.

Heavily influenced by Percival's work, the AMA's code of ethics was written by Isaac Hayes. The first leaf of this 30-page pamphlet indicates that it was "Printed for Private Distribution by the Philadelphia Delegation to the National Medical Convention held in Philadelphia in May, 1847" for presentation. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

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COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States Ethics, Biomedical Societies and Associations, Medical U.S.: CONTENT OF PUBLICATIONS BY STATE & TERRITORY › Pennsylvania

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#10056
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/12245
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	code-of-ethics-of-the-american-medical-association-adopted-may-1847

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia