RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Epidemiology and moral philosophy.
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 193
OP 196
DO 10.1136/jme.18.4.193
VO 18
IS 4
A1 Westrin, C G
A1 Nilstun, T
A1 Smedby, B
A1 Haglund, B
YR 1992
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/18/4/193.abstract
AB To an increasing extent ethical controversies affect and sometimes obstruct public health work and epidemiological research. In order to improve communication between the concerned parties a model for identification and analysis of ethical conflicts in individual-based research has been worked out in co-operation between epidemiologists and moral philosophers. The model has two dimensions. One dimension specifies relevant ethical principles (as beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy and justice). The other dimension specifies the groups of persons involved in the conflict under consideration (for example: the study-population, individuals who may benefit from the results, the researchers and their personnel, the community at large). The model has been applied to the problem of legitimacy of case-register research and to problems in psychiatric health services research as well as epidemiological research.