An ethically justified framework for clinical investigation to benefit pregnant and fetal patients

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 39-49

  Chervenak, Frank A ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Common rule; Fetal patient; John Gregory; Pregnant patient; Research ethics; Risk benefit ratio

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FETAL RESEARCH; FETAL WELL BEING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; PATIENT; PERSONHOOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; FETAL RESEARCH; FETAL VIABILITY; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENTS; PERSONHOOD; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957813507     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2011.562595     Document Type: Review

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