When Science Offers Salvation: Patient Advocacy and Research Ethics

Title: When Science Offers Salvation: Patient Advocacy and Research Ethics
ABP identifier: ABP-W-0036
Creator: Rebecca S. Dresser
Date: 2001
Type: Book
Description: Rebecca Dresser. When Science Offers Salvation: Patient Advocacy and Research Ethics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Print ISBN 978-0-19-514313-3. DOI 10.1093/oso/9780195143133.001.0001.
Intellectual stream: Research ethics & consent; Law & public policy; Boundary expansion
Verification status: Verified
Evidence confidence: High
Historical significance: The book offers a sustained research-ethics analysis of patient advocacy, documenting how advocates reshaped biomedical research while examining the ethical benefits and risks of their participation in research planning, oversight, access, and priority setting.
Source: https://academic.oup.com/book/50963; https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/01/20020116-9.html