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Gender and Vulnerable Populations in Benefit Sharing: An Exploration of Conceptual and Contextual Points

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2009

FATIMA ALVAREZ-CASTILLO ,
JULIE COOK LUCAS  and
ROSA CORDILLERA CASTILLO
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Vulnerable populations have been defined as those who face a significant probability of incurring an identifiable harm while substantially lacking ability and/or means to protect themselves. Vulnerabilities within population groups can be differentiated by factors that determine the different probabilities of incurring identifiable harms (risks) people face and the means available to them to protect themselves (their protective capacity). Among these factors is gender.

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Special Section: Vulnerability Revisited
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 130 - 137
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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