Double Standards in Medical Research in Developing Countries

by Ruth Macklin

Book Overview

This book 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? Ruth Macklin concludes that double standards in medical research are ethically unacceptable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521541700
• ISBN13: 9780521541701
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"