Fundamentalism, multiculturalism and problems of conducting research with populations in developing nations

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 459-468

  Crigger, Nancy j ^a   Holcomb, Lygia ^b   Weiss, Joanne ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

informed consent; international ethics; multiculturalism; philosophy; research

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICAL RELATIVISM; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 0344908403     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096973300100800509     Document Type: Article

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