(Un)informed consent in exercise and sport science research? A comparison of forms written for two reading levels

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 295-301

  Cardinal, Bradley J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Human subjects; Institutional Review Board; Readability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; READING; RESEARCH; SPORT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; READING; RESEARCH; SPORTS;

EID: 0034268045     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2000.10608909     Document Type: Article

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