1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457946903321

Autore

Macklin Ruth <1938->

Titolo

Double standards in medical research in developing countries / / Ruth Macklin [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-16095-2

1-280-54046-X

9786610540464

0-511-21539-8

0-511-21718-8

0-511-21181-3

0-511-31579-1

0-511-49535-8

0-511-21358-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 280 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics ; ; 2

Disciplina

174.2/8

Soggetti

Medical care - Research - Developing countries

Medical ethics - Developing countries

Public health - Research - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

International research contested: controversies and debates -- Maintaining ethical standards in research -- Striving for justice in research -- Avoiding exploitation -- providing safeguards: informed consent and review of research -- Making drugs affordable -- Respecting, protecting, and fulfilling human rights -- Striving for a single standard.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. The chief concern is that research subjects in developing countries may be exploited because sponsors of research employ double standards. One debate focuses on whether the standard of care



provided to subjects of medical research in developing countries should be the same as what research subjects receive in North America and Europe. Other concerns are whether the process of obtaining informed consent in developing countries is adequate, and whether prior ethical review of research meets standards that are well established in the industrialized world. Recent international developments show that essential medications can be made affordable and accessible to developing countries, and that double standards need not prevail.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778451603321

Autore

Getz Malcolm

Titolo

Investing in college [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for the perplexed / / Malcolm Getz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London, : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-03755-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

378.1980973

Soggetti

College choice - United States

College costs - United States

Education

Theory & Practice of Education

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Financial Returns -- 3. Career Opportunities -- 4. College Rank -- 5. The Learning Environment -- 6. Sticker Shock -- 7. Payment Options -- 8. The Admission Game -- 9. The Choice -- Tables -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

College education is one of the most important investments a family will make, but between the viewbooks, websites, insider gossip, and



magazine rankings, students and their worried parents face a dizzying array of options. This guide will help students decide the best options for them.