Family Practice Vol. 19, No. 2, 212
© Oxford University Press 2002
Book Review |
The ethics of medical research on humans.
Claire Foster. (172 pages, paperback £17.95, hardback £50.) Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN paperback 0-521-64573-5, hardback 0-521-64196-9.
Wolfson Professor of General Practice, Guy's, King's & St Thomas' School of Medicine, London
At a time when the actions of medical professionals are under intense scrutiny, when newly marketed drugs prove to have serious adverse effects and in a climate of spiralling litigation, the ethical basis of medical research must be well established and well