Getting meaningful informed consent from older adults: A structured literature review of empirical research

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 517-524

  Sugarman, Jeremy ^a,c   McCrory, Douglas C ^a   Hubal, Robert C ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 0031968804     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02477.x     Document Type: Review

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