Research subjects with limited english proficiency: Ethical and legal issues

Accountability in Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-177

  Resnik, David B ^a   Jones, Caitlin W ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Interpretation; Justice; Limited english proficiency; Research subjects; Translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF MEDICAL SCIENCES; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; ETHNIC GROUP; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LANGUAGE; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF MEDICAL SCIENCES; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONSENT FORMS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHNIC GROUPS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LANGUAGE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRANSLATIONS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 33746234717     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989620600654043     Document Type: Article

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