Competence and consent to research: A critique of the recommendations of the national bioethics advisory commission

Accountability in Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 265-276

  Appelbaum, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Decisionmaking capacity; Human subjects; Informed consent; Research

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTAL PATIENT; NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHICAL REVIEW; ETHICS; ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; EVALUATION STUDIES; GUIDELINES; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033291735     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989629908573957     Document Type: Article

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