Privacy and ethics in pediatric environmental health research - Part I: Genetic and prenatal testing

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1617-1621

  Fisher, Celia B ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Confidentiality; Environmental health; Ethics; Genetic determinants; Informed consent; Pediatric research; Prenatal testing; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIVACY;

EID: 33749432308     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9003     Document Type: Article

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