TY - JOUR
T1 - Research on environmental health interventions
T2 - Ethical problems and solutions
AU - Resnik, David B.
AU - Zeldin, Darryl C.
AU - Sharp, Richard R.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This article reviews a variety of ethical issues one must consider when conducting research on environmental health interventions on human subjects. The paper uses the Kennedy Krieger Institute lead abatement study as well as a hypothetical asthma study to discuss questions concerning benefits and risks, risk minimization, safety monitoring, the duty to warn, the duty to report, the use of control groups, informed consent, equitable subject selection, privacy, conflicts of interest, and community consultation. Research on environmental health interventions can make an important contribution to our understanding of human health and disease prevention, provided it is conducted in a manner that meets prevailing scientific, ethical, and legal standards for research on human subjects.
AB - This article reviews a variety of ethical issues one must consider when conducting research on environmental health interventions on human subjects. The paper uses the Kennedy Krieger Institute lead abatement study as well as a hypothetical asthma study to discuss questions concerning benefits and risks, risk minimization, safety monitoring, the duty to warn, the duty to report, the use of control groups, informed consent, equitable subject selection, privacy, conflicts of interest, and community consultation. Research on environmental health interventions can make an important contribution to our understanding of human health and disease prevention, provided it is conducted in a manner that meets prevailing scientific, ethical, and legal standards for research on human subjects.
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U2 - 10.1080/08989620590957157
DO - 10.1080/08989620590957157
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16220621
AN - SCOPUS:32944464857
SN - 0898-9621
VL - 12
SP - 69
EP - 101
JO - Accountability in Research
JF - Accountability in Research
IS - 2
ER -