Corruption and research

Authors
Citation
F. Luna, Corruption and research, BIOETHICS, 13(3-4), 1999, pp. 262-271
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
BIOETHICS
ISSN journal
02699702 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
262 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0269-9702(199907)13:3-4<262:CAR>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Last year there was a heated debate regarding clinical trials with AZT carr ied out in developing countries, AIDs vaccine trials also posed various dil emmas and ethical problems. In this paper I will consider the possibility o f corruption in bioethics, and international multi-centre research will be taken as an example. International clinical trials will be seen from anothe r perspective. I will try to show that the possibility of systemic corrupti on should be considered when designing an inter-national multi-centre resea rch trial which may involve countries In very different situations regardin g corruption. I will analyze three different approaches to this problem and suggest some strategies regarding their capacity to exclude the possibilit y of corruption.