title: [Ethical consideration in several commonly used study design].
abstract: Any study involving human subjects must undergo ethical review which covers scientific soundness and ethical resonance, for which, there are common elements to be considered when doing ethical review of research protocols involving human subjects. However, different study design accrue to different ethical considerations. This paper explores the main ethical considerations when reviewing study designs such as observational study, case record review; surveys, questionnaires and interviews. Ethical consideration well-targeted to study design will contribute to the human subjects protection.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China. xiuqinwang@ymail.com
authors.forename: Xiuqin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yanming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D026724:Ethical Review; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D012107:Research Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires