Social networking and online recruiting for HIV research: Ethical challenges

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-70

  Curtis, Brenda L ^a  

^a TREATMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Informed consent; Internet research; Online recruitment; Privacy; Social media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVACY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIVACY; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84897588425     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jer.2014.9.1.58     Document Type: Article

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