There is a growing awareness by the medical profession and the public of the increasing complexity of medical ethics. Advances in medical technology have raised new ethical problems. The scope of medical ethics needs to be broadened to provide guidance for new problems encountered by physicians in t
Ethical considerations in the use of human tissues in research
β Scribed by Mark E. Sobel; Sandra R. Wolman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 28 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-4763
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β¦ Synopsis
Due to the pertinence of the subject matter, we have chosen to include the following editorial in the Regulatory Affairs column. In this editorial, Sandra Wolman and Mark Sobel review the most recent draft report of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission concerning the use of human tissue in biomedical research. The authors provide an excellent summary of the regulations and the potential impact on biomedical researchers. The issues raised in this document, and the accompanying editorial, are critically important. We hope that you will find this information useful and we encourage and welcome your comments.
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