Unrealistic optimism and the ethics of phase I cancer research

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 403-406

  Crites, Joshua ^a   Kodish, Eric ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONNEL; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH ETHICS; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; THINKING; UNCERTAINTY;

RESEARCH ETHICS;

CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE I AS TOPIC; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; THINKING; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84878165933     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-100752     Document Type: Article

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