The participation of cognitively impaired elderly in research

Care Management Journals

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 245-257

  Loue, Sana ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Cognitive impairment; Research

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26944473646     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmaj.2004.5.4.245     Document Type: Article

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