Human Subjects Protection and Technology in Prevention Science: Selected Opportunities and Challenges

Prevention Science

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 765-778

  Pisani, Anthony R ^a   Wyman, Peter A ^a   Mohr, David C ^b   Perrino, Tatiana ^c   Gallo, Carlos ^b   Villamar, Juan ^b   Kendziora, Kimberly ^d   Howe, George W ^e   Sloboda, Zili ^f   Brown, C Hendricks ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Applied Prevention Science International   (United States)

Author keywords

Common rule regulations; Ethics; Human subjects; IRB; Prevention; Technology

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84970021909     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-016-0664-1     Document Type: Review

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