Waste not, want not: Cognitive impairment should not preclude research participation

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-37

  Hougham, Gavin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 26944434383     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160590927732     Document Type: Note

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