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Shamoo (applied professional ethics, U. of Maryland at Baltimore) and Resnick (medical humanities, East Carolina U.) present an introduction to the ethical issues in the use of humans and animals in research. Coverage ranges from broad issues relating to social responsibility, research funding, and freedom of inquiry to more specific topics such as ethical aspects of recording data in lab notebooks, experiment design, citing published works, and deciding authorship matters. While focused on biomedical research, coverage also includes topics applicable to most research-oriented disciplines. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This is a comprehensive introduction to the ethical issues at stake in the conduct of biomedical research, with extensive use of case examples. Its content parallels the recommendations of the Commission on Research Integrity, and deals with ethical issues in the use of animals and humans inresearch. It includes chapters on intellectual property, authorship, peer review, and conflicts of interest. As of October 2000, all personnel involved in research supported by the Public Health Service, including NIH, must receive the equivalent of 15 hours of training and education in researchethics. This book will be a convenient text for such short courses or seminars, and an excellent guidebook for all.
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