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In Loco Parentis: Minimal Risk as an Ethical Threshold for Research upon Children
The Hastings Center Report (1993)
  • Benjamin Freedman, McGill University
  • Abraham Fuks, McGill University
  • Charles Weijer, McGill University
Keywords
  • Clinical Trials,
  • Medical Ethics,
  • Human Experimentation,
  • Research Subjects,
  • Risk Assessment
Publication Date
March, 1993
Publisher Statement
Reprinted in: Monash Bioethics Review. 1994; 13(1) Ethics Committee Supplement: 5-15.
Also reprinted in: Bonnie Steinbock, John D. Arras, and Alex John London. (Eds.). Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine. 6th ed. 2003: 805-811.
Also reprinted in: Emanuel EJ, Crouch RA, Arras JD, Moreno JD, Grady C. (Eds.). Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research: Readings and Commentary. 2003: 247-252.
Dr. Charles Weijer is currently a faculty member at The University of Western Ontario.
Citation Information
Benjamin Freedman, Abraham Fuks and Charles Weijer. "In Loco Parentis: Minimal Risk as an Ethical Threshold for Research upon Children" The Hastings Center Report Vol. 23 Iss. 2 (1993)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charlesweijer/141/