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BMC Medical Ethics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the ethics of medical research and practice.
BMC Medical Ethics (ISSN 1472-6939) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
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BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :4
Research participants who received their individual research results felt this information was quasi-clinical and inadequate, suggesting a need to further debate the ethical obligation to communicate individual research results.
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Research article
Clinical research without consent in adults in the emergency setting: a review of patient and public views Jan Lecouturier, Helen Rodgers, Gary A Ford, Tim Rapley, Lynne Stobbart, Stephen J Louw, Madeleine J Murtagh BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :9 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
What is presumed when we presume consent? Barbara K Pierscionek BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :8 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Is the qualitative research interview an acceptable medium for research with palliative care patients and carers?
Marjolein H. Gysels, Cathy Shipman, Irene J. Higginson BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :7 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
How do we know that research ethics committees are really working? The neglected role of outcomes assessment in research ethics review Carl H Coleman, Marie-Charlotte Bou BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :6 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The principle of respect for autonomy Mette Ebbesen, Birthe D Pedersen BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :5 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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When research seems like clinical care: a qualitative study of the communication of individual cancer genetic research results Fiona A Miller, Mita Giacomini, Catherine Ahern, Jason S Robert, Sonya de Laat BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :4 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka Athula Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana, Suwin Hewege, Manura Lekamwattage, Manjula Athukorale, Chesmal Siriwardhana, Joanna Murray, Martin Prince BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :3 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinical Ethics Consultation: Examining how American and Japanese experts analyze an Alzheimer's case Noriko Nagao, Mark P Aulisio, Yoshio Nukaga, Misao Fujita, Shinji Kosugi, Stuart Youngner, Akira Akabayashi BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :2 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Outcome of a research ethics training workshop among clinicians and scientists in a Nigerian university Ademola J Ajuwon, Nancy Kass BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :1 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Taking tissue seriously means taking communities seriously Ross EG Upshur, James V Lavery, Paulina O Tindana BMC Medical Ethics 2007, 8 :11 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Return to Galileo? The Inquisition of the International Narcotic Control Board
Dan Small, Ernest Drucker Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5 :16 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Commentary
Poverty and maternal mortality in Nigeria: towards a more viable ethics of modern medical practice Bolatito A. Lanre-abass International Journal for Equity in Health 2008, 7 :11 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Letter
Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: the necessity of discrepancies in ethical reasoning Fr Critical Care 2008, 12 :418 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
Review
Foucault's "fearless speech" and the transformation and mentoring of medical students Thomas J Papadimos, Stuart J Murray Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008, 3 :12 (17 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [3 comments ]
Correspondence
Does pharmaceutical advertising affect journal publication about dietary supplements? Kathi J Kemper, Kaylene L Hood BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :11 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Book review
Review of "Ethics in Mental Health Research" by James M. DuBois Ronald Pies Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008, 3 :11 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
Review
Bioprospecting the African Renaissance: The new value of muthi in South Africa Hanspeter CW Reihling Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2008, 4 :9 (27 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Methodology
Initial experience with a group presentation of study results to research participants Andrew L Avins, Stephen Bent, Amy Padula, Suzanne Staccone, Evelyn Badua, Harley Goldberg Trials 2008, 9 :16 (21 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Editorial
Redundant publications in surgery: a threat to patient safety? Philip F Stahel, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Wade R Smith, Ernest E Moore Patient Safety in Surgery 2008, 2 :6 (19 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Does productivity influence priority setting? A case study from the field of CVD prevention Lars Lindholm, Emil L Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2008, 6 :6 (17 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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