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BioMed Central, BMC Medicine, 1(12), 2014

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-014-0124-3

BioMed Central, BMC Medicine, 1(12), p. 124

DOI: 10.1186/preaccept-1753356481135356

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The ethics and editorial challenges of internet-based research

Journal article published in 2014 by Stephanie Harriman ORCID, Jigisha Patel
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

The internet has opened up vast possibilities for research. An increasing number of studies are being conducted using the internet as both a source of data and a venue for research. Use of the internet in research has created many challenges, not just for those conducting and reviewing the studies, but also for editors publishing this work. Two key issues raised by internet-based research are ethics approval and informed consent.