Concept information
Preferred term
benefit-risk balance
Definition
- For research that involves more than minimal risk of harm to the subjects, the investigator must assure that the amount of benefit clearly outweighs the amount of risk. Only if there is a favorable risk–benefit ratio may a study be considered ethical. The Declaration of Helsinki, adopted by the World Medical Association, states that biomedical research cannot be done legitimately unless the importance of the objective is in proportion to the risk to the subject. The Helsinki Declaration and the CONSORT Statement stress a favorable risk–benefit ratio.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- balance between benefit and risk
- benefit/risk balance
- risk–benefit ratio
Creator
- Patricia Fener
In other languages
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French
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balance bénéfice-risque
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-LCZLX5T7-0
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