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Cheung (palliative care research, Marie Curie Hospice, Newcastle, and anthropology, U. of Durham, UK) considers issues of ethics in relation to medical research. He describes specific laws throughout history in the UK, and their consequences, public perceptions of them, the concept of natural law, and how public trust about medical research has decreased. He also discusses informed consent, medical paternalism, and creating an ethical culture in research. The book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students in medicine, law, sociology and social policy, philosophy, health related research, and ethics, as well as researchers, policy makers, and others. Published by Radcliffe Publishing, UK, and distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
