TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Health risk communication--a view from within industry
JO  - Journal of clinical epidemiology
A1  - Spivey, G. H.
SP  - 63S
EP  - 67S
VL  - 44
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - Health risk communication is discussed in respect to four principles of biomedical ethics: (1) autonomy, the need to protect confidentiality and provide decision-making information; (2) beneficence, an obligation to inform and to develop trust; (3) non-maleficence, not covering up study findings, not over- or underinterpreting data; and (4) justice, helping place risk in proper perspective. The epidemiologist's role in risk communication includes responsible interpretation of data, balanced and non-judgemental risk communication and careful attention to the biologic and population significance of study findings. Potential problem areas for epidemiologists which are discussed include deciding when risk is significant, working for an agency which does not want a communication to take place and the occasional need to violate confidentiality for overriding societal goals. The paper concludes with an example risk communication which illustrates some of the principles covered in the paper.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-4356
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -