Fabrega H
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, PA 15213.
J Med Philos. 1990 Dec;15(6):593-625. doi: 10.1093/jmp/15.6.593.
Ethnomedicine is the field that analyzes medical traditions comparatively. An ethnomedical approach is used in the essay to analyze the topic of medical ethics. General properties of medical ethics as realized in different societies are outlined. These pertain to the healer's relations with clients, with other healers, and with the group or society. The conditions of medical practice and the influence of social and political factors that affect them are discussed in relation to medical ethical questions. Unique developments of contemporary medical science that affect and condition practice and raise new ethical questions are examined in light of ethnomedical generalizations. The essay aims to clarify the cultural bases of medicine generally and ethical aspects of medical practice and care more specifically.
民族医学是对医学传统进行比较分析的领域。本文采用民族医学方法来分析医学伦理主题。概述了在不同社会中所体现的医学伦理的一般特性。这些特性涉及治疗者与患者、与其他治疗者以及与群体或社会的关系。结合医学伦理问题，讨论了医疗实践的条件以及影响这些条件的社会和政治因素。根据民族医学的概括，审视了影响和制约实践并引发新伦理问题的当代医学科学的独特发展。本文旨在总体上阐明医学的文化基础，更具体地阐明医疗实践和护理的伦理方面。
