Improving the readability and processability of a pediatric informed consent document: Effects on parents' understanding

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-352

  Tait, Alan R ^a   Voepel Lewis, Terri ^a   Malviya, Shobha ^a   Philipson, Sandra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONSENT FORMS; HUMANS; PARENTAL CONSENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 16844365481     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.4.347     Document Type: Article

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