Ethical Issues in International Biomedical Research is the definitive book on the ethics of research involving human subjects in developing countries. Using 21 actual case studies, it covers the most controversial topics, including the ethics of placebo research in Africa, what benefits should be provided to the community after completion of a research trial, how to address conflicts between IRBs in developed and developing countries, and undue inducement of poor people in developing countries. Each case is accompanied by two expert commentaries, written by many of the worlds leading experts in bioethics as well as new voices with research experience in developing countries. No other volume has this scope. Students in bioethics, public and international health, and ethics will find this book particularly useful.

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James V. Lavery is at St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto. Christine Grady is at the Department of Clinical Bioethics, The Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health. Elizabeth R. Wahl is at Yale University Medical School.

"This is a well written book and a must-read for anyone trying to understand the concerns associated with international biomedical research. The cases address research in many part of the world on different disorders and conditions. The commentaries give readers a better appreciation of the breadth and depth of the relevant ethical issues."--Doody's

"Provides a wealth of examples, debate, and dilemmas...[an] invaluable book."--Lancet