Children as Research Subjects: Science, Ethics, and Law

by Michael A. Grodin

Book Overview

Is using children as research subjects ever justified? Are there limits to such use? Does the fact that children are medically and psychosocially different from adults have implications for research? What can we learn from the history of the use and abuse of children as research subjects? Do parents have the authority to volunteer their children for research projects? How should children participate in the decision to be involved in research? How...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195071034
• ISBN13: 9780195071030
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"