Research Ethics in the Arab Region

This book addresses the pressing issues involved with the ethical conduct of research in one developing world region – the Arab Region. Clinical research has soared in the developing world -as pharmaceutical companies continue their search for regions wit

  • PDF / 6,333,078 Bytes
  • 390 Pages / 439.43 x 683.15 pts Page_size
  • 11 Downloads / 239 Views

DOWNLOAD

REPORT


Henry Silverman Editor

Research Ethics in the Arab Region

Research Ethics Forum Volume 5

Editors in Chief: David Hunter, University of Birmingham, UK John McMillan, University of Otago, New Zealand Charles Weijer, The University of Western Ontario, Canada EDITORIAL BOARD: Godfrey B. Tangwa University of Yaounde, Cameroon Andrew Moore University of Otago, New Zealand Jing-Bao Nie University of Otago, New Zealand Ana Borovečki University of Zagreb, Croatia Sarah Edwards University College London, UK Heike Felzmann National University of Ireland, Ireland Annette Rid University of Zurich, Switzerland Mark Sheehan University of Oxford, UK Robert Levine Yale University, USA Alex London Carnegie Mellon University, USA Johnathan Kimmelman McGill University, Canada

The series, Research Ethics Forum aims to encourage discussion in the field of research ethics and the ethics of research. Volumes included can range from foundational issues to practical issues in research ethics. No disciplinary lines or borders are drawn and submissions are welcome from all disciplines as well as scholars from around the world. We are particularly interested in texts addressing neglected topics in research ethics, as well as those which challenge common practices and beliefs about research ethics. By means of this Series we aim to contribute to the ever important dialogue concerning the ethics of how research is conducted nationally and internationally. Possible topics include: Research Ethics Committees, Clinical trials, International research ethics regulations, Informed consent, Risk-benefit calculations, Conflicts of interest, Industry-funded research, Exploitation, Qualitative research ethics, Social science research ethics, Ghostwriting, Bias, Animal research, Research participants. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10602

Henry Silverman Editor

Research Ethics in the Arab Region

Editor Henry Silverman University of Maryland Baltimore, MD, USA

ISSN 2212-9529     ISSN 2212-9537 (electronic) Research Ethics Forum ISBN 978-3-319-65264-1    ISBN 978-3-319-65266-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65266-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017959191 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume tha