Recruiting vulnerable populations for research: Revisiting the ethical issues

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-112

  Bond Sutton, Laura ^a   Erlen, Judith A ^b   Glad, JoAnn M ^c   Siminoff, Laura A ^d  

^a West Liberty State College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Ethics; Subject recruitment; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 0037809470     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpnu.2003.16     Document Type: Review

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