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The ethics of medical research on humans / Claire Foster.

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This book examines the three main approaches to moral decision-making and looks at the problematic boundaries where best practice ends and experimentation begins. It provides a thorough, non-partisan grounding in what the ethical principles are and how they can be applied. It will be essential readi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author: Foster-Gilbert, Claire, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Human experimentation in medicine > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medicine > Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to the ethical issues
  • Goal-based morality: Scientific rigour in research
  • Duty-based morality: acting in the research subjects' best interests
  • Right-based morality: respecting the autonomy of research participants
  • From principles to practice
  • Case studies of goal-based issues
  • Case studies of duty-based issues
  • Case studies of right-based issues
  • A framework for ethical review: researchers, research ethics committees, and moral responsibility.

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