Rethinking the therapeutic obligation in clinical research

Human Medical Research: Ethical, Legal and Socio-Cultural Aspects

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 55-63

  Comoretto, Nunziata ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical equipoise; Declaration of Helsinki; Ethical standards; Human medical research; Non exploitation; Randomized clinical trials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894280674     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-0390-8_6     Document Type: Chapter

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