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Double standards in medical research in developing countries (Cambridge law, medicine and ethics)
  1. David A Rier

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      Edited by Ruth Macklin. Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp 280 + viii, £22.99 ($39.99) (paperback). ISBN 0521541700

      When scientists from the developed world conduct clinical trials in the developing world, special ethical issues arise. What is owed to experimental and control groups? Should new drugs be tested against the best current treatment, or against what is locally available—even if that is nothing? What happens …

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