Ethics and Epidemiology
Published on 4. July 1996
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-19-510242-0 (ISBN)
Description
Written by epidemiologists, ethicists and legal scholars, this book providres an in-depth account of the moral problems that often confront epidemiolgists, including both theoretical and practical issues. The topics covered include informed consent, privacy and confidentiality protection, the balancing of risks and benefits, ethical issues in the study of vulnerable populations, the institutional review board system, and professional education.the solid, up-to-date analyses of these issues will be very helpful to epidemiologists in their practice, research and teaching. They encompass the latest developments in the field and include detailed bibliographies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
642 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-510242-0 (9780195102420)
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Steven S. Coughlin | Tom L. Beauchamp | Douglas L. Weed
Ethics and Epidemiology
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07/2009
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Oxford University Press Inc
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Content
PART I: FOUNDATIONS; 1. Historical Foundations; 2. Moral Foundations; 3. Professional Standards of Conduct for Epidemiologists; 4. Epistemology and Ethics in Epidemiology; PART II: INFORMED CONSENT, PRIVACY, AND CONFIDENTIALITY; 5. Legal and Ethical Considerations for Securing Consent to Eppidemiologic Research in the United States; 6. Confidentiality and Privacy Protection in Epidemiologic Research; PART III: BALANCING RISKS AND BENEFITS; 7. Ethically Optimized Study Designs in Epidemiology; 8. Ethical Issues in the Design and Copnduct of Community-Based Intervention Studies; 9. Ethical Issues in the Interaction with Subjects and Disclosure of Results; PART IV: THE STUDY OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; 10. Ethical Issues in Epidemiologic Research with Children; 11. The Ethics of Epidemiologic Research with Older Populations; 12. Ethics and Epidemiology in the Age of AIDS; PART V: THE REGULATORY CONTEXT AND PROFESSIONAL; 13. The Institutional Review Board; 14. Scientific Misconduct in Epidemiologic Research; 15. Toward an Ethics Curriculum in Epidemiology