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Revision as of 19:51, 31 August 2012 by Writ Keeper (talk | contribs) (Userspace draft)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Adab al-Tabib is the common title of an early Arabic book on medical ethics, written by Al-Ruhawi, a 9th-century physician. The title can be roughly translated "Practical Ethics of the Physician".
Authorship and influence of Islam
While Al-Ruwahi had been born Christian, there is some debate about whether he had converted to Islam when he wrote Adab al-Tabib.
References
- Padella, Aasim (2007). "Islam Medical Ethics" (PDF). Bioethics. 21: 169–178.