Are special ethical guidelines needed for palliative care research?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-139

  Casarett, David J ^a,b,c,d   Karlawish, Jason H T ^a,b,c,e  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Geriatrics   (United States)

^c Center for Bioethics   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human subjects; Informed consent; Medical ethics; Research ethics; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0033832080     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00164-0     Document Type: Article

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