Questionable ethics--whistle-blowing or tale-telling?

Renal biopsy is a potentially hazardous procedure, generally performed for therapeutic reasons. An open renal biopsy was performed when there appeared to be no accepted clinical indication and its results published in a specialty journal, whose editors declined publication of subsequent corresponden...

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Main Author: Chambers, T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 1997
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1997, Volume: 23, Issue: 6, Pages: 382-383
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Summary:Renal biopsy is a potentially hazardous procedure, generally performed for therapeutic reasons. An open renal biopsy was performed when there appeared to be no accepted clinical indication and its results published in a specialty journal, whose editors declined publication of subsequent correspondence, questioning the ethical propriety of such a procedure. The implications for clinical practice, authors, editors and readers are discussed.
ISSN:1473-4257
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1136/jme.23.6.382