Sharing research findings with research participants and communities

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 172-181

  Ferris, Lorraine E ^a,b   Sass Kortsak, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Communication; Environmental exposures; Ethics, research; Informed consent; Occupational exposures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH ETHICS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; DISCLOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 79959588068     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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