Clinical trials : what patients and healthy volunteers need to know / Lorna Speid.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

xiv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Why I wrote this book -- Understanding clinical trials -- Oversight of clinical trials -- Ethical conduct of clinical trials -- Assessing risks versus benefits -- Other issues to consider as a research subject -- The role of the clinical investigator -- The drug development process -- Gene transfer clinical research and other experimental approaches -- Clinical trials involving the elderly -- Clinical trials involving children -- Clinical trials involving rare or orphan diseases -- Clinical trials involving disabled and vulnerable groups.

Includes bibliographical references and index.