Privacy guarantees are embedded in statutes ensuring

lightly by researchers, IRBs, or any institution involved in clinical research with human subjects.
Privacy guarantees are embedded in statutes ensuring that human rights are guaranteed (Cohen &
Mello, 2018; HHS.gov, 2019) Informing subjects that their privacy is crucial provides open
possibilities for continued studies using human subjects who appreciate that their privacies,
rights, dignity, are protected by researchers, the law, and ethics (Nisselle, 2018).

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