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Ethical Challenges of Big Data in Public Health

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  • Effy Vayena
  • Marcel Salathé
  • Lawrence C Madoff
  • John S Brownstein

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  • Effy Vayena & Marcel Salathé & Lawrence C Madoff & John S Brownstein, 2015. "Ethical Challenges of Big Data in Public Health," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(2), pages 1-7, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pcbi00:1003904
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003904
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    2. Vayena, E. & Mastroianni, A. & Kahn, J., 2012. "Ethical issues in health research with novel online sources," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 102(12), pages 2225-2230.
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