An attempt to shut down discourse about a controversial practice will not benefit patients, human subjects, the bioethics community, or the research community

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 64-66

  Tamar Mattis, Anne ^a  

^a Advocates for Informed Choice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; COMPLICATION; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ETHICS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; VIRILISM;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; DEXAMETHASONE; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; THERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; VIRILISM;

EID: 77956412788     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2010.499587     Document Type: Article

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