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"This chapter considers the history of the rise of ethical concerns in the public health movement and epidemiology, which is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations. Epidemiology is a basic science in public health. This chapter provides an overview of ear...

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Other Authors: Coughlin, Steven S. (Steven Scott), 1957- (Editor), Dawson, Angus (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Epidemiology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
Epidemiology > ethics
Ethics, Medical
Codes of Ethics
Epidemiologic Methods
Health Services Research > ethics
Social Medicine > ethics
Épidémiologie > Aspect moral.
Éthique médicale.
Medical ethics
Epidemiology > Moral and ethical aspects
Electronic books.
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Summary:"This chapter considers the history of the rise of ethical concerns in the public health movement and epidemiology, which is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations. Epidemiology is a basic science in public health. This chapter provides an overview of early developments in public health and ethics. More recent developments are also discussed, including the origins of bioethics, regulatory safeguards for human subjects research, public health ethics, and contemporary epidemiologic ethics"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 276 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197587089
0197587089
9780197587072
0197587070
9780197587065
0197587062