Conducting biosocial surveys : collecting, storing, accessing, and protecting biospecimens and biodata / Robert M. Houser ... [and others], editors ; Panel on Collecting, Storing, Accessing, and Protecting Biological Specimens and Biodata in Social Surveys ; Committee on National Statistics ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Collecting, Storing, Accessing, and Protecting Biological Specimens and Biodata in Social Surveys.

Contributor:

Hauser, Robert Mason.

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social surveys--Methodology.

Social surveys.

Biological specimens--Collection and preservation.

Biological specimens.

Physical Description:

xi, 107 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010]

Summary:

This report by the National Research Council provides guidelines for social science researchers on the use of biological samples and data from survey subjects and participants. The volume covers the legal ethical and practical aspects of biological specimen and data collection, storage and research, and provides detailed information on the use of samples, privacy and confidentiality and informed consent laws and standards. The volume is a collaborative effort by members of the Panel on Collecting, Storing, Accessing and Protecting Biological Specimens and Biodata in Social Surveys, a group that includes academics from medical, legal and sociological backgrounds. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Collecting, storing, using, and distributing biospecimens

Protecting privacy and confidentiality : sharing digital representations of biological and social data

Informed consent

Findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-92).

ISBN:

0309157064

9780309157063

OCLC:

656784700