Ethical issues involving research conducted with homebound older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-164

  Locher, Julie L ^a,b,c,d   Bronstein, Janet ^a,d   Robinson, Caroline O ^c   Williams, Charlotte ^a,b,d   Ritchie, Christine S ^a,b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Homebound elders; Research ethics; Role conflict; Therapeutic misconception

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ETHICS; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 33645722613     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.2.160     Document Type: Review

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