Medical ethics and clinical therapeutic trials.
Old and modern codes of ethics exist, which can be used as guidelines in human experimentation. Medical researchers should be familiar with the contents of these codes. A four-point proposal, to be used in determining the ethical acceptability of clinical therapeutic trials, is presented.
D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003242:Conscience; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006806:Human Rights; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009042:Motivation; D012306:Risk; D026712:Value of Life