The limits of altruism and arbitrary age limits

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 19-21

  Baylis, Françoise ^a   Downie, Jocelyn ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALTRUISM; BENEFICENCE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; NOTE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALTRUISM; BENEFICENCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NONTHERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 16644371199     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/152651603322614454     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Baylis, F., J. Downie, and N. Kenny. 1999. Children and decisionmaking in health research. IRB: A Review of Human Subjects Research 21(4):5.
2. Wendler, D., and S. Shah. 2003. Should children decide whether they are enrolled in nonbeneficial research? The American Journal of Bioethics 3(4):1–7.