A plea for pragmatism in clinical research ethics

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 24-31

  Brendel, David H ^a,c   Miller, Franklin G ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Clinical research; IRB; Medical science; Pragmatism

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ASSISTED SUICIDE; BIOETHICS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RECUMBENCY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BIOETHICS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DECEPTION; ETHICAL RELATIVISM; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MORALS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46049104612     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802166025     Document Type: Review

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