Lesser harms : the morality of risk in medical research /
Research physicians face intractable dilemmas when they consider introducing new medical procedures. Innovations carry the promise of preventing or curing life-threatening diseases, but they can also lead to injury or even death. How have clinical scientists made high-stakes decisions about undertak...
| Основен автор: | Halpern, Sydney A. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2004.
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| Серия: |
Morality and society.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=298814 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Lesser harms. |
| Резюме: |
Research physicians face intractable dilemmas when they consider introducing new medical procedures. Innovations carry the promise of preventing or curing life-threatening diseases, but they can also lead to injury or even death. How have clinical scientists made high-stakes decisions about undertaking human tests of new medical treatments? In Lesser Harms, Sydney Halpern explores this issue as she examines vaccine trials in America during the early and mid-twentieth century. Today's scientists follow federal guidelines for research on human subjects developed during the 1960s and 1970s. But lo. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 232 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226314532 0226314537 9780226314518 0226314510 |