Informed consent in acute myocardial infarction research

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-434

  Gammelgaard, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Clinical trials; Emergencies; Ethics; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; EMERGENCY; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EMERGENCIES; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 10944247135     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310490503533     Document Type: Review

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