Themes in free comments included the deterrent effect of medicolegal consequences, fear of censure from society, peers and the media and concerns about the motivations and potential uses of such research.
Understandably, at least some New Zealand doctors expressed suspicion about the motivations and potential uses of such research, while others indicated that they would not be willing to provide honest answers to questions of this sort.
What they fear, of course, is that the people running Medicare and other government programs might use the results of such research to determine what they're willing to pay for.
Researchers and people interested in the research results need to be aware of the major potential problems and pay careful attention to them when designing, conducting and using the results of such research.
Protected Health Information used in the performance of such research is collected and maintained in CIBMTR's capacity as a Public Health Authority under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
We evaluate techniques used in different stages of such research for estimation of: (1) changes in air pollutant concentrations; (2) avoided adverse health endpoints; and (3) economic valuation of health consequences.
Opponents of such research, which uses destroyed embryos, want it to be severely restricted or banned outright as inhumane.
Until the outcomes of such research can be used to inform practice, many genetic variants generated through research or clinical genetic testing should simply remain in wait.
This chapter surveys the use of metaheuristics for simulation optimization, focusing on work bridging the current gap between the practical use of such methods and research, and points out some promising directions for research in this area.
Data on cancer spread after initial diagnosis are not routinely collected by population-based cancer registries worldwide, but where possible the use of such data in research is a useful step towards providing clinically relevant information for patients, clinicians and health policy makers.
