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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Main Authors: Bond, Carol S, Ahmed, Osman Hassan, Hind, Martin, Thomas, Bronwen, Hewitt-Taylor, Jaqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2013/6/e112/