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Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance

Volume 15, Issue 4, 2008

Incidental Findings: A Common Law Approach

Incidental Findings: A Common Law Approach

DOI:
10.1080/08989620802388705
Stacey A. Tovino J.D.Ph.d.a*

pages 242-261

Available online: 29 Oct 2008

Abstract

Federal regulations governing human subjects research do not address key questions raised by incidental neuroimaging findings, including the scope of a researcher's disclosure with respect to the possibility of incidental findings and the question whether a researcher has an affirmative legal cuty to seek, detect, and report incidental findings. The scope of researcher duties may, however, be mapped with reference to common law doctrine, including fiduciary, tort, contract, and bailment theories of liability.

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  • Available online: 29 Oct 2008

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  • a Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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