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The research community and the public have been engaged in a reexamination of the ethics and responsible conduct of research involving human subjects for many years. Since the 1995 report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments,¹ concern about these issues has intensified. Attention has recently focused on research carried out in countries where the requirements for review, approval, and oversight are much less stringent than they are in the United States. Some studies have exploited the unfortunate conditions in which some people live as a result of economic and cultural factors beyond their control — factors that make . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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