Prevention, communication and equity in environmental epidemiology: ethical issues

In environmental epidemiology research, decisions about when and how to intervene requires adequate ethical reflection. In fact, different kinds of issues may arise about: research methods and knowledge production; management of the results in terms of their overall assessments or for the implementa...

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Main Authors: Giordana Pagliarani (Author), Caterina Botti (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:In environmental epidemiology research, decisions about when and how to intervene requires adequate ethical reflection. In fact, different kinds of issues may arise about: research methods and knowledge production; management of the results in terms of their overall assessments or for the implementation of preventive actions; reclamation intervention. In this contribution we propose to consider three topics we regard as crucial to this ethical debate: the reporting of conclusive research data; the correct application of the precautionary principle; and the environmental equity issues.
Item Description:0021-2571
10.4415/ANN_11_03_05