IS it ethical to study what ought not to happen?

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-77

  Rennie, Stuart ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNC Global AIDS Program   (Congo)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Ethics; HIV AIDS; NGOs; Rationing treatment

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; ETHICS; HUMAN RIGHTS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC OPINION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RELIEF WORK; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33645515875     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2006.00140.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (19)

1. To clarify or further discuss any of the points raised in this article, please contact the author directly using the contact information supplied at the end of this piece.
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