Ethical and practical issues associated with aggregating databases

PLoS Med. 2008 Sep 23;5(9):e190. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050190.

Abstract

David Karp and colleagues discuss the ethical and practical concerns that arise when data are shared in aggregated databases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Access to Information / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Databases, Genetic / ethics*
  • Databases, Genetic / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Databases, Genetic / standards
  • Ethics Committees, Research / ethics
  • Ethics Committees, Research / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Genetics, Population
  • Humans