Ethics and Epidemiology
2nd Edition
Published on 9. July 2009
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-19-532293-4 (ISBN)
Description
Written by epidemiologists, ethicists and legal scholars, this book provides an in-depth account of the moral problems that often confront epidemiologists, including both theoretical and practical issues.
The first edition has sold almost three thousand copies since it was published in 1996. This edition is fully revised and includes three new chapters:Ethical Issues in Public Health Practice, Ethical Issues in Genetic Epidemiology, and Ethical Issues in International Health Research and Epidemiology. These chapters collectively address important developments of the past decade.
Three chapters from the first edition have also been reorganized: Ethicall Optimized Study Deisgns in Epidemiology, Ethical Issues in Epidemiologic Research with Children, and The Ethics of Epidemiologic Research with Older Populations. Instead of standing alone, these chapters have been integrated into chapters on informed consent, confidentiality and privacy protection, and community-based intervention studies.
The first edition has sold almost three thousand copies since it was published in 1996. This edition is fully revised and includes three new chapters:Ethical Issues in Public Health Practice, Ethical Issues in Genetic Epidemiology, and Ethical Issues in International Health Research and Epidemiology. These chapters collectively address important developments of the past decade.
Three chapters from the first edition have also been reorganized: Ethicall Optimized Study Deisgns in Epidemiology, Ethical Issues in Epidemiologic Research with Children, and The Ethics of Epidemiologic Research with Older Populations. Instead of standing alone, these chapters have been integrated into chapters on informed consent, confidentiality and privacy protection, and community-based intervention studies.
Reviews / Votes
"This much needed update is a successful and serious addition to the discourse of public health ethics. Textbooks and narrower treatises abound in this area, but many suffer from a general thinness of discussion and philosophical sophistication on the topics they choose to cover. This book provides rigorous ethical analysis coupled with an accessible writing style and tone so as not to alienate uninitiated readers."--Doody's, a 5 star review!More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
608 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-532293-4 (9780195322934)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Steven S. Coughlin | Tom L. Beauchamp | Douglas L. Weed
Ethics and Epidemiology
E-Book
03/2009
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€63.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Steven S. Coughlin
Ethics and Epidemiology
Book
07/1996
Oxford University Press Inc
€47.11
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Persons
Editor
Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and ControlEpidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Epidemiology Service
Professor of Philosophy and a Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of EthicsProfessor of Philosophy and a Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University
Chief, Office of Preventive Oncology and Dean of Education and Training, Division of Cancer PreventionChief, Office of Preventive Oncology and Dean of Education and Training, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute
Content
Preface ; Contributors ; Part 1-Foundations ; 1. Historical Foundations, Steven S. Coughlin ; 2. Moral Foundations, Tom L. Beauchamp ; 3. Toward a Philosophy of Epidemiology, Douglas L. Weed ; Part II-Informed Consent, Privacy, and Confidentiality ; 4. Informed Consent in Epidemiological Research, Jeffrey P. Kahn and Anna C. Mastroianni ; 5. Confidentiality and Privacy Protection in Epidemiology, Ellen Wright Clayton ; Part III- Balancing Risks and Benefits ; 6. Ethical Issues in Community-Based Intervention Studies, Karen Glanz, Michelle C. Kegler, and Barbara K. Rimer ; 7. Ethical Issues in the Interaction with Subjects and Disclosures of Results, Andrea Smith and Paul A. Schulte ; 8. Ethical Issues in Public Health Practice, Robert E. McKeown and R. Max Learner ; 9. Ethical Issues in Genetic Epidemiology, Laura Beskow and Wylie Burke ; 10. Ethics and Epidemiology in the Age of AIDS, CArol Levine ; 11. Ethical Issues in International Health Research and Epidemiology, John D. H. Porter, Carolyn Stephens, and Anthony Kessel ; Part IV- The Regulatory Context and Professional Education ; 12. The Institutional Review Board, Robert J. Levine ; 13. Scientific Misconduct in Epidemiology, Colin L. Soskolne, Peter H. Abbrecht, Nancy M. Davidian, and Alan R. Price ; 14. Ethics Curricula in Epidemiology, Kennet W. Goodman and Ronal J. Prineas