Trial by accident: Tort law, industrial risks and the history of medical experiment

Journal of Cultural Economy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-96

  Cooper, Melinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident; Clinical trial; Informed consent; Medical experiment; Risk; Tort law; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952518971     PISSN: 17530350     EISSN: 17530369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2011.535374     Document Type: Article

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