Conducting Biosocial Surveys Collecting, Storing, Accessing, and Protecting Biospecimens and Biodata

Recent years have seen a growing tendency for social scientists to collect biological specimens such as blood, urine, and saliva as part of large-scale household surveys. By combining biological and social data, scientists are opening up new fields of inquiry and are able for the first time to addre...

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Main Authors: Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Population, Committee on, Statistics, Committee on National, Panel on Collecting, Storing, Accessing, and Protecting Biological Specimens and Biodata in Social Surveys, Cohen, Barney, Pool, Robert, Weinstein, Maxine, Hauser, Robert M
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C National Academies Press 27.08.2010
Edition:1
Subjects:
Biological specimens
Social surveys
ISBN:9780309157063, 0309157064
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Collecting, Storing, Using, and Distributing Biospecimens -- 3 Protecting Privacy and Confidentiality: Sharing Digital Representations of Biological and Social Data -- 4 Informed Consent -- 5 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A: Agenda for the Workshop on Collecting, Storing, Protecting, and Accessing Biological Data Collected in Social Surveys -- Appendix B: Participants in the Workshop on Collecting, Storing, Protecting, and Accessing Biological Data Collected in Social Surveys -- Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff -- Appendix D: Acronyms -- Committee on National Statistics -- Committee on Population