The obligation to participate in biomedical research

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-72

  Schaefer, G Owen ^a   Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a   Wertheimer, Alan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; MORALITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 67650001781     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.931     Document Type: Review

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