Biomedical Big Data: New Models of Control Over Access, Use and Governance

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 501-513

  Vayena, Effy ^a   Blasimme, Alessandro ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Big Data; Control; Ethics; Governance; Informed consent; Privacy

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL CONTROL; TRUST;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATASETS AS TOPIC; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; TRUST;

EID: 85030689889     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-017-9809-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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