Clinical research in low-literacy populations: Using teach-back to assess comprehension of informed consent and privacy information

IRB Ethics and Human Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Kripalani, Sunil ^a   Bengtzen, Rachel ^b   Henderson, Laura E ^b   Jacobson, Terry A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPREHENSION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 42549109855     PISSN: 01937758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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