DOUBLE STANDARDS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
Series: CAMBRIDGE LAW, MEDICINE AND ETHICS
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Published: 2004
Place of publication: CAMBRIDGE
Language: und
Number of pages: 280
Description: Examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. Is it acceptable to lower the ethical standards adopted in the industrialized world when carrying out research in developing, or resource-poor, countries? The author concludes that double standards in medical research are ethically unacceptable.