Ethical challenges and complexities of including vulnerable people in research: Some pre-theoretical considerations

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-185

  Ramcharan, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Intellectual disability; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 33748505035     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250600876418     Document Type: Note

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