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Could do Better: Research Data Sharing and Public Health

Could do Better: Research Data Sharing and Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS VOLUME 4 NUMBER 1 2011 1–3 1 Could do Better: Research Data Sharing and Public Health Angus Dawson , University of Keele, UK Marcel Verweij, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Corresponding author: Angus Dawson, Keele University, United Kingdom. Email: a.j.dawson@keele.ac.uk Much research generates data. Such data can be useful to seriously. Perhaps we are supposed to focus on the ‘con- other researchers beyond the aims of the original piece tent’ of the principle instead? However, this then raises of research for which they were gathered. For example, the third problem of this approach, in that the phrasing data might be pooled in a further meta-analysis or it of the content of the ‘principles’ tends to confuse rather might offer the opportunity for comparing data from than assist with thinking about the issues related to data contrasting situations. This is true for both quantative sharing. For example, the content of the ‘ethical’ prin- and qualitative research. Some of the most important ciple is given as: funders of medical research (e.g. Wellcome Trust, All data sharing should protect the privacy of in- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National dividuals and the dignity of communities, whilst Institutes for Health, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Health Ethics Oxford University Press

Could do Better: Research Data Sharing and Public Health

Dawson, Angus; Verweij, Marcel
Public Health Ethics , Volume 4 (1) – Apr 15, 2011
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PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS VOLUME 4 NUMBER 1 2011 1–3 1 Could do Better: Research Data Sharing and Public Health Angus Dawson , University of Keele, UK Marcel Verweij, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Corresponding author: Angus Dawson, Keele University, United Kingdom. Email: a.j.dawson@keele.ac.uk Much research generates data. Such data can be useful to seriously. Perhaps we are supposed to focus on the ‘con- other researchers beyond the aims of the original piece tent’ of the principle instead? However, this then raises of research for which they were gathered. For example, the third problem of this approach, in that the phrasing data might be pooled in a further meta-analysis or it of the content of the ‘principles’ tends to confuse rather might offer the opportunity for comparing data from than assist with thinking about the issues related to data contrasting situations. This is true for both quantative sharing. For example, the content of the ‘ethical’ prin- and qualitative research. Some of the most important ciple is given as: funders of medical research (e.g. Wellcome Trust, All data sharing should protect the privacy of in- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National dividuals and the dignity of communities, whilst Institutes for Health,

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