Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation

Human experimentation that is not intended to benefit the subjects on whom it is performed. Phase I drug studies (CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE I AS TOPIC) and research involving healthy volunteers are examples of nontherapeutic human experimentation.

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Abstract

Human experimentation that is not intended to benefit the subjects on whom it is performed. Phase I drug studies (CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE I AS TOPIC) and research involving healthy volunteers are examples of nontherapeutic human experimentation.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Human Experimentation, Nontherapeutic
  • Nontherapeutic Research
  • Research, Nontherapeutic
  • Experimentation, Nontherapeutic Human

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

use only when the issue of nontherapeutic research is discussed, including its ethical, legal, psychological, or social implications

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Human Experimentation (1978-2002)

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  1. E05.445w.750
  2. H01w.770w.644w.145w.365w.750

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033281. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033281
  2. Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69961060