| Double Standards in Medical Research in Developing Countries Contributor(s): Macklin, Ruth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521833884 ISBN-13: 9780521833882 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $79.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: This book examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. Is it acceptable to lower the ethical standards adopted in the industrialized world when carrying out research in developing, or resource-poor, countries? Ruth Macklin concludes that double standards in medical research are ethically unacceptable. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics |
| Dewey: 174.28 |
| LCCN: 2003065532 |
| Series: Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Developing World |
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Contributor Bio(s): Macklin, Ruth: - Professor of Bioethics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. |