Consent and refusal in dementia research: Conceptual and practical considerations

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Cohen Mansfield, J ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Hebrew Home of Greater Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Consent refusal; Dementia; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037971527     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-200304001-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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