The Conceptual and Practical Ethical Dilemmas of Using Health Discussion Board Posts as Research Data
BackgroundIncreasing numbers of people living with a long-term health condition are putting personal health information online, including on discussion boards. Many discussion boards contain material of potential use to researchers; however, it is unclear how this information can and should be used...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JMIR Publications
2013-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
Online Access: | http://www.jmir.org/2013/6/e112/ |