The ethics of sharing preliminary research findings during public health emergencies: A case study from the 2009 influenza pandemic

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 19, Issue 24, 2014, Pages

  Crowcroft, N S ^a,b   Rosella, L C ^a,b   Pakes, B N ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84903123119     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.24.20831     Document Type: Article

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