What the doctor didn't say : the hidden truth about medical research

What the doctor didn't say : the hidden truth about medical research / Jerry Menikoff, with Edward P. Richards.

'What the Doctor Didn't Say' opens a window onto the hidden world of clinical research trials. The text advises those who are considering participation in such a trial how these trials actually work, and how they are fundamentally exploitative of the patients' rights.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Menikoff, Jerry
Other Authors: Richards, Edward P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Clinical trials.
Informed consent (Medical law)
Human experimentation in medicine.
MEDICAL > Laboratory Medicine.
Clinical trials
Human experimentation in medicine
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1 The Dilemma of Human Research; Part I: How Good Studies Can Be Bad Choices; 2 The Nature of Research; 3 A Case Study: The Difference between Being a Patient and Being a Research Subject; 4 How the Law Protects Patients Who Get Nonstandard Care; 5 The Weakened Legal Protections Given to Research Subjects; 6 How Bad for the Subjects Can a Study Be?; Part II: Consent: What Are Subjects Told?; 7 What Informed Consent Requires; 8 The Anatomy of a Consent Form; 9 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Research Study: From Consent to Choice; 10 The Hidden Alternative.
  • Part III: When Consent Can't Be Obtained11 Incompetent Adults; 12 Emergency Research; 13 Children in Research: The Basic Rules; 14 Can Children Be Enrolled in Studies That Are Bad for Them?; 15 Research and Reproduction; Part IV: The Role of Money; 16 Should Research Subjects Be Paid?; 17 Compensating Researchers: Dealing with Conflicts of Interest; Part V: The Challenge for the Future; 18 Where Do We Go from Here? The Paradox of Pediatric Cancer Research; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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