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Disease Gene Patents: Overcoming Unethical Constraints on Clinical Laboratory Medicine by Merz, Jon F

“…The rapidly growing number of disease gene patents--patents that claim all methods for diagnosis of a particular genetic condition--threatens the ability of…”
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A qualitative study of women’s views on medical confidentiality by Jenkins, G, Merz, J F, Sankar, P

“…Context: The need to reinvigorate medical confidentiality protections is recognised as an important objective in building patient trust necessary for…”
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Empirical developments in retraction by Redman, B K, Yarandi, H N, Merz, J F

“…This study provides current data on key questions about retraction of scientific articles. Findings confirm that the rate of retractions remains low but is…”
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Informed consent for emergency contraception: variability in hospital care of rape victims by Smugar, SS, Spina, BJ, Merz, JF

“…There is growing concern that rape victims are not provided with emergency contraceptives in many hospital emergency rooms, particularly in Catholic hospitals…”
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Do Tanzanian hospitals need healthcare ethics committees? Report on the 2014 Dartmouth/Penn Research Ethics Training and Program Development for Tanzania (DPRET) workshop by Aboud, M, Bukini, D, Waddell, R, Peterson, L, Joseph, R, Morris, B M, Shayo, J, Williams, K, Merz, J F, Ulrich, C M

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Do Tanzanian hospitals need healthcare ethics committees? Report on the 2014 Dartmouth/Penn Research Ethics Training and Program Development for Tanzania (DPRET) workshop by Bukini, D., Peterson, L., Aboud, M., Waddell, R., Merz, J.F., Ulrich, C.M., Morris, B.M., Joseph, R., Shayo, J., Williams, K.

“…Ethical issues are common in the global community. The shortage of human and medical resources when working with vulnerable populations requires institutional…”
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How older patients' treatment preferences are influenced by disclosures about therapeutic uncertainty: surgery versus expectant management for localized prostate cancer by Mazur, D J, Merz, J F

“…There is an ongoing debate about the proper management of localized prostate cancer in older men. We assessed whether older patients differ in their…”
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Informed Consent for Population-Based Research Involving Genetics by Beskow, Laura M, Burke, Wylie, Merz, Jon F, Barr, Patricia A, Terry, Sharon, Penchaszadeh, Victor B, Gostin, Lawrence O, Gwinn, Marta, Khoury, Muin J

“…Bridging the gap between gene discovery and our ability to use genetic information to benefit health requires population-based knowledge about the contribution…”
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How the manner of presentation of data influences older patients in determining their treatment preferences by Mazur, D J, Merz, J F

“…To assess how the manner of presentation of graphic data to older patients influences their treatment preferences. Cross-sectional structured interviews with…”
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Familial Disclosure in Defiance of Nonconsent by Merz, Jon F., Cho, Mildred K., Sankar, Pamela

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Patients and patents by Cho, Mildred K, Merz, Jon F

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Calculating coauthors' contributions by Merz, J F, Gorton, G E, Cho, M K, Merz, M L, Sankar, P

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Older patients' willingness to trade off urologic adverse outcomes for a better chance at five-year survival in the clinical setting of prostate cancer by Mazur, D J, Merz, J F

“…To assess whether patients report a willingness to trade-off urologic adverse outcomes--urinary incontinence and total impotence--for a better chance of 5-year…”
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Is human subjects research (ethics) in crisis? Essay review by Merz, J F

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Introduction: a survey of international ethics practices in pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety by Merz, Jon F.

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What are gene patents and why are people worried about them? by Merz, Jon F, Cho, Mildred K

“…This article examines what it means to patent a gene. Numerous ethical concerns have been raised about the effects of such patents on clinical medical practice…”
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Response from Jon F. Merz, Glenn E. McGee, and Pamela Sankar to Hoeyer and Lynöe's commentary on their article “‘Iceland Inc.’? On the Ethics of Commercial Genomics” by Merz, J.F., McGee, G.E., Sankar, P.

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Survey confirms fears about licensing of genetic tests by Schissel, Anna, Merz, Jon F, Cho, Mildred K

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Personal characteristics of older primary care patients who provide a buccal swab for apolipoprotein E testing and banking of genetic material: the spectrum study by Bogner, Hillary R, Wittink, Marsha N, Merz, Jon F, Straton, Joseph B, Cronholm, Peter F, Rabins, Peter V, Gallo, Joseph J

“…To determine the personal characteristics and reasons associated with providing a buccal swab for apolipoprotein E (APOE) genetic testing in a primary care…”
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IRB review: necessary, nice, or needless? by Merz, J F

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