Ethical and practical problems of early anti-cancer drug trials: A review of the literature

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 90-95

  Cox, Karen ^a   Avis, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer clinical trials; Clinical decision making; Informed consent; Patient participation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPREHENSION; DISCLOSURE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; NONTHERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030161247     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00214.x     Document Type: Article

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