Case Studies in Biomedical Research Ethics

Name: Case Studies in Biomedical Research Ethics
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ISBN: 9780262632867

ISBN-10: 0262632861

ISBN-13: 9780262632867

Edition: 2004

Authors: Timothy F. Murphy

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This textbook for instruction in biomedical research ethics can also serve as a valuable reference for professionals in the field of bioethics. The 149 cases included in the book are grouped in nine chapters, each of which covers a key area of debate in the field. Some of the case studies are classics, including the famous cases of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (in which subjects with syphilis were not given treatment) and the Willowbrook hepatitis studies (in which institutionalized subjects were intentionally exposed to hepatitis). Others focus on such current issues as human embryonic stem cell research, cloning by somatic nuclear transfer, and the design and function of institutional…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/27/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386

Timothy F. Murphy is Professor of Philosophy in the Biomedical Sciences at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He is the author of Case Studies in Biomedical Research Ethics (MIT Press, 2004), Gay Science: The Ethics of Sexual Orientation Research, and other books.



Series Foreword


Acknowledgments


Preface


Cases by Chapter


Introduction



Oversight and Study Design



Informed Consent



Selection of Subjects



Conflicts of Interest



Social Effects of Research



Embryos, Fetuses, and Children



Genetic Research



Use of Animals



Authorship and Publication



The Nuremberg Code



The Declaration of Helsinki


Glossary


Cases by General Category


Alphabetical List of Cases


Index