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Selected Works of Charles Weijer
Contribution to Book
Introduction
The Limits of Consent: A Socio-ethical Approach to Human Subject Research in Medicine (2009)
  • Oonagh Corrigan, University of Plymouth
  • John McMillan, University of Hull
  • Charles Weijer, The University of Western Ontario
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Abstract

This introductory chapter begins with a brief explanation of the impetus behind the book as well as its objectives. It then discusses the history of consent and the challenges for informed consent. An overview of the subsequent chapters is presented.

Keywords
  • Medical research,
  • Informed consent,
  • Medical ethics,
  • History of consent
Disciplines
Publication Date
2009
Editor
Oonagh Corrigan, John McMillan, Kathleen Liddell, Martin Richards, and Charles Weijer
Publisher Statement
Published as a book chapter in: The Limits of Consent: A Socio-ethical Approach to Human Subject Research in Medicine. Oonagh Corrigan, John McMillan, Kathleen Liddell, Martin Richards, and Charles Weijer. (Eds.).
Citation Information
Oonagh Corrigan, John McMillan and Charles Weijer. "Introduction" The Limits of Consent: A Socio-ethical Approach to Human Subject Research in Medicine (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charlesweijer/79/