Paradigm shifts in disability and health: Toward more ethical public health research

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2165-2173

  McDonald, Katherine E ^a   Raymaker, Dora M ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH ETHICS; UNITED STATES;

COERCION; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887284768     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301286     Document Type: Article

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