The risks and benefits of participating in trauma-focused research studies

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 383-394

  Newman, Elana ^a   Kaloupek, Danny G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Experimental ethics; Experimental subjects; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Risk analysis; Risk benefits analysis; Study protocols

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHICS; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TERRORISM; DISASTER; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTERS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 13444289414     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000048951.02568.3a     Document Type: Review

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