Human experimentation, although unpleasant to contemplate, engages the attention of most
people who have some opinion about the need for and practice of vivisection (the term …

This book is about how to conduct research in and about the early childhood years. It is
written specifically for novice and early career researchers and their mentors. The book …

The importance of medical research to the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases is
well recognized. The use of human subjects, however, presents complex legal and ethical …

Purpose In this series of articles—Research Ethics I, Research Ethics II, and Research
Ethics III—the authors provide a comprehensive review of the 9 core domains for the …

Their ambiguous legal and ethical status has become a barrier to adolescents' appropriate
involvement in research from which they may benefit and which is needed to improve …

Achieving proper balance between the social good that comes from performing research
that involves children and offering the appropriate level of protection to children who …

Fifty years after the Nuremberg medical trial there remain many unanswered questions
about the role of the German medical profession during the Third Reich. Other than the …

The Medicalization of Education: A Historiographie Synthesis Page 1 The Medicalization of
Education: A Historiographie Synthesis Stephen Petrina We believed we had oveiwhelming …

Purpose Quality informed consent should provide a clear understanding of the purpose of
the research. Given the ethical challenges of pediatric phase I cancer trials, it is important to …

Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it?
In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease …