Emergency medicine research consent form readability assessment

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 534-539

  Mader, T J ^a   Playe, S J ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030980456     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70229-4     Document Type: Article

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