New ethics guidelines for epidemiology: Background and rationale

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 277-280

  Weed, Douglas L ^a   Coughlin, Steven S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ethics; Guidelines; Professional Practice; Values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033039163     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(99)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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