[A survey on epidemiologic ethics and research].
In April 1997, 126 of 163 employees (77%) in the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità answered 11 questions of an ethical nature, regarding the relationship between scientist and human subject of experimental research. The possible answers were: "yes", "no", "maybe", "depends", "don't know". The unexpected variability of the answers provided by a rather homogeneous group showed how different interpretations and personal points of view may highlight different aspects of an ethical problem.
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Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma.
D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D004813:Epidemiology; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005260:Female; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012106:Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires