What Price Better Health? : Hazards of the Research Imperative /

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The idea that we have an unlimited moral imperative to pursue medical research is deeply rooted in American society and medicine. In this provocative work, Daniel Callahan exposes the ways in which such a seemingly high and humane ideal can be corrupted and distorted into a harmful practice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Callahan, Daniel, 1930-2019
Corporate Author: Milbank Memorial Fund
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Milbank Memorial Fund, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ethische aspecten.
Biomedisch onderzoek.
Ethik
Forschung
Medizin
Medicine > Research > Social aspects.
Research.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Research.
research (function)
Recherche.
Medecine > Recherche > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Ethics
Morals
Research
Medicine > Research > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The emergence and growth of the research imperative?
  • Protecting the integrity of science
  • Is research a moral obligation?
  • Curing the sick, helping the suffering, enhancing the well
  • Assessing risks and benefits
  • Using humans for research
  • Pluralism, balance, and controversy
  • Doing good and doing well
  • Advocacy and priorities for research
  • Research and the public interest.

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