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Trust and Integrity in Biomedical Research
. Ed(S): Murray, Thomas H.; Johnston, Josephine
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This considered, balanced discussion will interest scholars of bioethics, public health, and health policy. Editor(s): Murray, Thomas H.; Johnston, Josephine. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
News of financial entanglements among biomedical companies and researchers has increasingly called into question the worth and integrity of medical studies, nearly three-fifths of which are funded by industry. This volume assesses the ethical, quantitative, and qualitative questions posed by the current financing of biomedical research. The ten essays collected here reflect the wide range of opinions about perceived financial conflicts of interest in medical studies. The opening section provides an overview of the issue, describing the origins of, and concerns raised by, dubious financial arrangements; explaining how certain common situations intensify problematic funding structures; weighing the risks and ... Read more
News of financial entanglements among biomedical companies and researchers has increasingly called into question the worth and integrity of medical studies, nearly three-fifths of which are funded by industry. This volume assesses the ethical, quantitative, and qualitative questions posed by the current financing of biomedical research. The ten essays collected here reflect the wide range of opinions about perceived financial conflicts of interest in medical studies. The opening section provides an overview of the issue, describing the origins of, and concerns raised by, dubious financial arrangements; explaining how certain common situations intensify problematic funding structures; weighing the risks and ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801896262
SKU
V9780801896262
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About . Ed(S): Murray, Thomas H.; Johnston, Josephine
A widely published and well-recognized scholar of medical ethics, Thomas H. Murray is the president and chief executive officer of The Hastings Center and an adjunct professor of bioethics at Case Western Reserve University. His recent books include Performance-Enhancing Technologies in Sports, coedited with Karen J. Maschke and Angela A. Wassuna; Genetic Ties and the Family, coedited with ... Read more
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