Clinical research in Italy in adult patients unable to consent: After implementation of the European Union's Directive 2001/20/CE

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-318

  Wiedermann, Christian J ^a   Almici, Mauro ^b   Mangione, Salvatore ^c   Giarratano, Antonello ^c   Mayr, Oswald ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b Ethics Committee of the Regional Health   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; RESEARCH ETHICS;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIALS; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY;

EID: 33846853064     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0458-1     Document Type: Note

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