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Public trust in medical research? : ethics, law and accountability / Philip Cheung.
Holman Biotech Commons R724 .C474 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cheung, Philip.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Medicine.
- Medical ethics.
- Biomedical Research--ethics.
- Medicine--Research.
- United Kingdom.
- Biomedical Research--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Public Opinion.
- Medical Subjects:
- Biomedical Research--ethics.
- United Kingdom.
- Biomedical Research--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Public Opinion.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 160 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Radcliffe, [2007]
- Contents:
- Medical progress and human costs
- What is good and ethical medicine?
- The role of ethics in medical research
- Law, medical research and the public
- Non-compliance with the Human Tissue Act of 1961 and its consequences
- Misinterpreting the rules of post-mortem examination and the Human Tissue Act of 1961
- Ownership of and respect for the body
- Natural law and medical research
- Issues of public trust
- Ethics and the practice of informed consent
- The medical profession and the public
- Empowering the public
- Creating an ethical culture in medical research
- Postscript (Promoting public understanding of science and medical research - an innovative strategy).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1846191793
- 9781846191794
- OCLC:
- 76852807
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