Interpretation of the subjects' condition requirement: A legal perspective

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-373

  Shah, Seema ^a   Wendler, David ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ETHICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEMANTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MINORS; NONTHERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; SEMANTICS; THERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY;

EID: 77954899905     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2010.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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