The Vulnerability of the Very Sick

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 37 (1):51-58 (2009)
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When seriously ill patients for whom existing treatments are inadequate are invited to participate in clinical trials that offer a new treatment, should those persons be considered “vulnerable”? And if so, what additional protections should they be accorded? This article attempts to provide some answers

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10.1111/j.1748-720x.2009.00350.x

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Introduction: Vulnerability in Biomedical Research.Ana S. Iltis - 2009 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 37 (1):6-11.
Introduction: Vulnerability in Biomedical Research.Ana S. Iltis - 2009 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 37 (1):6-11.

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What the doctor didn't say: the hidden truth about medical research.Jerry Menikoff - 2006 - New York: Oxford University Press. Edited by Edward P. Richards.

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