title: Next-of-kin attitudes regarding participation in an epidemiologic case-control study.
abstract: We assessed next-of-kin's attitudes about participating in an epidemiologic case-control study of adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. Responses from a mailed questionnaire indicated that 95 per cent were glad they participated. While 74 per cent benefited, 18.5 per cent were bothered in some way. Results concerning the need to obtain physician permission before contacting next-of-kin were inconclusive; however, 8 of 10 females contacted by the case's physician considered consent necessary.
authors.affiliation: Program in Epidemiology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Heuser
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Severson
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014861:Washington