Payment for participation in research: A pursuit for the poor?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-36

  Stones, M ^a   McMillan, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POVERTY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POVERTY;

EID: 77951641312     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.030965     Document Type: Article

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