How informed is online informed consent?

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-48

  Varnhagen, Connie K ^a   Gushta, Matthew ^a   Daniels, Jason ^a   Peters, Tara C ^a   Parmar, Neil ^a   Law, Danielle ^a   Hirsch, Rachel ^a   Takach, Bonnie Sadler ^a   Johnson, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethical issues; Informed consent; Internet research

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PAPER; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RECALL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CONSENT FORMS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MENTAL RECALL; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PAPER; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 20744435898     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1501_3     Document Type: Review

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