Clinical trials litigation: Practical realities as Seen from the Trenches

Accountability in Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-67

  Morreim, E Haavi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPENSATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTRACT; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INDUSTRY; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE; JURISPRUDENCE; LAWYER; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; LEGAL APPROACH;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTRACTS; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HEART, ARTIFICIAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; INDUSTRY; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; JURISPRUDENCE; LAWYERS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MASS MEDIA; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; THERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION;

EID: 22844433581     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989620590918934     Document Type: Article

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