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Current debates on “Standard of Care” in Research on Human Subjects in the Developing World

Rafique, Zoheb
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"For sometimes now, medical and bioethics communities have been facing some difficult and divisive issues regarding the ethics of the international research. These issues often get fuel, when the interventional research is conducted on the poor and vulnerable people in the poor developing countries. The common term “Standard of the Care”, against which some of new interventions and inventions are tested in the medical research has not been adequately defined. This term is often taken to mean the “best proved treatment” for any of the condition under investigation in any of the trial. The debate regarding what constitutes a reasonable and fair standard of care for subjects in the developing countries, and those who participate in clinical trials has been raised by the critics of the studies on transmission of HIV"
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2015-03
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