The inability to consent in critical care research: Emergency or impairment of cognitive function?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1930-1932

  Lemaire, François ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RELATIVE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COGNITION DISORDERS; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PROXY; RESEARCH;

EID: 33751508458     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0359-3     Document Type: Editorial

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