Research ethics in the context of humanitarian emergencies

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-35

  O'Mathúna, Dónal ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Disasters; Ethical principles; Humanitarian emergencies; Research ethics; Virtue ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISASTER; EMERGENCY; EQUIPOISE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; STUDY DESIGN; VALIDITY; ALTRUISM; ETHICS; METHODOLOGY;

ALTRUISM; DISASTERS; EMERGENCIES; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84925300717     PISSN: 17565383     EISSN: 17565391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jebm.12136     Document Type: Article

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