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Public Health Data Collection and Implementation of the Revised Common Rule

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Abstract

For the first time, the revised Common Rule specifies that public health surveillance activities are not research. This article reviews the historical development of the public health surveillance exclusion and implications for other foundational public health practices.

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Symposium Articles
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2019

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