Ethics in research involving prisoners

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 184-197

  Pont, Jörg ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ethics; Prison research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY; PRISON; PRISONER; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM;

CODES OF ETHICS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRISONERS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 57349155846     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449200802473107     Document Type: Article

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