Exploiting a research underclass in phase 1 clinical trials

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2316-2317

  Elliott, Carl ^a   Abadie, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPENSATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SHORT SURVEY; UNEMPLOYMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 44349179842     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0801872     Document Type: Article

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