Some ethical issues in international collaborative research in developing countries
Robison, V.A.
International Dental Journal 48(6): 552-556
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-6539 PMID: 9881288 Document Number: 489251
This report deals with some of the ethical issues involved in international, intercultural research collaboration. Externally sponsored research in developing countries merits special attention because the research should be guided both by biomedical ethics and development ethics. The report presents the context of the developing country researcher and examples of ethical problems in a donor-funded research collaboration project in a developing country dental school. Both donor and recipient countries share full responsibility for conducting research which is both ethical and which meets the health priorities of the recipient country.