Implementing Emergency Research Requiring Exception From Informed Consent, Community Consultation, and Public Disclosure

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Salzman, Joshua G ^a   Frascone, Ralph J ^a   Godding, Bobette K ^b   Provo, Terry A ^c   Gertner, Elie ^a,b,d  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34548582175     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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