Ethical issues in conducting sex research on the internet

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 82-90

  Binik, Yitzchak M ^a,c   Mah, Kenneth ^c   Kiesler, Sara ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; PRIVACY; RESEARCH; SEX;

EID: 0033055003     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499909551971     Document Type: Article

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