Informed consent procedures: An experimental test using a virtual character in a dialog systems training application

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 532-540

  Hubal, Robert C ^a   Day, Ruth S ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse processes; Effectiveness evaluation; Informed consent procedures; Intelligent agents; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DIALOG SYSTEMS; DISCOURSE PROCESSES; EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION; INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURES;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; EVALUATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT;

EID: 33748200809     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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