Information Science

Return of Individual Research Results

The return of individual results involves the return of information specific to the research subject. It encompasses information that is linked to the identity of a research subject and pertains to that subject and the focus of the study. Individual results can be obtained in clinical, social behavioral, and other types of research is not limited to clinical research (https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp-committee/recommendations/attachment-b-return-individual-research-results/index.html).

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The return of individual results involves the return of information specific to the research subject. It encompasses information that is linked to the identity of a research subject and pertains to that subject and the focus of the study. Individual results can be obtained in clinical, social behavioral, and other types of research is not limited to clinical research (https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp-committee/recommendations/attachment-b-return-individual-research-results/index.html).

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  • Return of Research Results
  • Return of Research Results to Study Participants
  • Research Results Return

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Indexed with the subheadings ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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2025

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Return of Individual Research Results. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099073. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099073
  2. Return of Individual Research Results. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_results
  3. Return of Individual Research Results. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7317194