The many ways of saying yes and no: Reflections on the research coordinator's role in recruiting research participants and obtaining informed consent

IRB Ethics and Human Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 6-10

  Huntington, Ian ^a   Robinson, Walter ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ETHICS; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 34250615524     PISSN: 01937758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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