Information Disclosure in Population-Based Research Involving Genetics: A Framework for the Practice of Ethics in Epidemiology

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-341

  Kristman, Vicki L ^a,b   Kreiger, Nancy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University Health Network

^c CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beneficence; Bioethics; Disclosure; Epidemiology; Genetic Research; Information Dissemination; Informed Consent; Personal Autonomy; Principle Based Ethics

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL THEORY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORALITY; NONMALEFICENCE; PARITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

BENEFICENCE; DISCLOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 40949099575     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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