Does waiver of written informed consent from the institutional review board affect response rate in a low-risk research study?

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 174-179

  Krousel Wood, Marie ^a,b   Muntner, Paul ^b,c   Jannu, Ann ^a,d   Hyre, Amanda ^b   Breault, Joseph ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d Nobel Biocare   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIPAA; Informed consent; Minimal risk; Response rate bias; Subject recruitment; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33748304135     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6650.2006.05031     Document Type: Review

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