The ethics of type 1 diabetes prediction and prevention research

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-197

  Ross, Lainie Friedman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Disclosure; Ethics; Human experimentation; Medical ethics; Minimal risk; Policy; Predictive testing; Prevention trials; Research; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS;

CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GUIDELINES; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042624867     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024686511111     Document Type: Review

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