Case Studies in Biomedical Research Ethics

by Timothy F. Murphy

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262632861
• ISBN13: 9780262632867
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher