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Ethical issues in oncology biostatistics.
- Source :
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Statistical Methods in Medical Research . Oct2002, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p429-448. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- A medical statistician's routine professional activities are likely to have important ethical consequences. This is due in part to the fact that good medical practice and scientifically valid medical research both require as precursors high quality statistical design and data analysis. In this paper I discuss various ethical issues that I have encountered while working as a biostatistician at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. I describe particular experiences and the ethical issues involved. Topics include medical decision making, benefit-harm trade-offs, safety monitoring, adaptive randomization, informed consent, and publication bias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PROFESSIONAL ethics
*MEDICAL ethics
*BIOMETRY
*ONCOLOGY
*CLINICAL trials & ethics
*CANCER treatment
*COMPARATIVE studies
*ETHICS
*EXPERIMENTAL design
*INFORMED consent (Medical law)
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*RESEARCH
*RESEARCH funding
*RESEARCH ethics
*STATISTICAL sampling
*EVALUATION research
*SPECIALTY hospitals
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09622802
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Statistical Methods in Medical Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7288131
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1191/0962280202sm301ra