Should protections for research with humans who cannot consent apply to research with nonhuman primates?

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-173

  Wendler, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Assent; Clinical research; Informed consent; Nonhuman primates; Risks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORALITY; PRIMATE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PRIMATES; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84898781125     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-014-9285-5     Document Type: Article

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